A Kitchen In Brooklyn

In no particular order, the following are my favorite and most highly recommended Manhattan restaurants, in a variety of price ranges. This ...

For the first three years of college I ate in Haverford’s dining hall. Despite the institutional portions and budget the staff tried hard t...

Photos by Lena This year, 2010, Valentine’s Day falls on a Sunday. Starting with this blog, I will be suggesting a brunch menu. The main en...

In the Jewish tradition, Shabbat dinner marks the beginning of the Jewish Shabbat , or day of rest.  Shabbat is marked by two things in my ...

TOP 10 JC RESTAURANTS/EATERIES I've been living in downtown Jersey City now for about a year and a half and one of my favorite aspects...

Tonight's salad recipe, which is actually quite simple to make, is a traditional salad - a Waldorf Salad, with a couple of twists.  I wa...

This was my first attempt at cooking either tofu or pad thai. I will say from the start that I wasn't particularly thrilled with the res...

I have made many an apple pie , but until tonight I had never made an apple cobbler.  Although apple season really came to a close at the ...

Tonight's dinner was a simple meal that was quite enjoyable.  I much prefer the taste of veal to chicken, which is generally my least ...

While lamb's rather scarce here in Budapest (hence the lack of photos), I ate lots of it in Washington, both cooked at home - thanks to ...

Pumpkin soup is one of my favorite fall and winter soups.  I wanted to create a creamy, smoky pumpkin soup with just a hint of spice. That...

These cupcakes are probably the girliest, cutest, prettiest cupcakes I have ever made.  They are perfect for Valentine's Day, for a din...

I basically have a few speciality dishes that I am able to make myself from start to finish without any assistance. One I wrote about recen...

One of my parents' friends in Danville, Pennsylvania was reading our site, and suggested that I experiment with some homemade Italian ...

photos by Lena After writing about making crepes and recalling them from my trip to Poland last summer, I began to think about Pierogi, whi...

In my continuing special report in honour of the Olympics, I present to you some of my favorite Vancouver restaurants. I've included din...

' My husband's coworkers are very lucky today, because they are going to get to try some excellent beignets.  As it turns out, I h...