Stephanie Klein's Greek Tragedy

avgolemono: dreams of a quarterican greek jew

I am tired as fook. But I had to share, quickly. Very quickly, as I sit here watching Ruby (the show, not a nickname for Miss Abigail Ruby). This recipe for avgolemono soup is pure sunshine, y’all! Zippy.…

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foodie valentine: be mine

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what your cookbooks say about you

It’s no secret that I’m addicted to cookbooks. I have zero desire to go cold turkey or even curb the habit. Cookbooks bring me joy, much more so even than cooking. They’re inspirational and hold promise and satiety. So when…

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it’s all in the planning, and yet…

Successful people know how to do this. They keep lists. Whether or not they actually get to them doesn’t much matter; they’re still successful. The simple act of adding items to a list relieves stress. The burden of remembering all…

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top ten gifts for the foodie

   

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you gotta peel her back like layers of an onion

Deliberate care is taken when I’m manhandling the onions. This is not a euphemism. I’m actually talking about onions, not man apples. Just now I was attempting to chop three large sweet onions into a uniform dice, perfect cubes,…

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leftover territory

I already feel like a hockey player and am ready with the hip check, wanting to protect what’s mine… in the fridge. I feel like the shelves of the fridge need to be partitioned into equal territories. As if…

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it’s the thought that counts, not the calories

I created a menu for Thanksgiving. It was the kind of menu you print on heavy ecru paper with rounded corners edged in gold, framed, placed on a table of mixed company—the joining of strangers, much like a wedding…

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being single tastes like saffron cream sauce with leeks

When my father first became single after his split with my mom, he had his best friend from childhood, "The Doc," over our house. My father remains close with many of his friends from childhood, each of them with their…

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asian tuna tartare

  I love to love Le Bernardin Cookbook by Eric Ripert. Love. The recipes rarely call for exotic ingredients, and more to the point, never 50 different ingredients for a single entree. This modified tuna tartare recipe was…

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