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Gluten free, dairy free, slightly sweet, and ready in minutes, this mug cake uses Divine cocoa powder and coconut oil for a mug full o love! Continue reading →
Fresh wild ramps and maitake mushrooms make up the bed for a darling little pheasant egg. A delicious little first course for 2-4 people. Continue reading →
Things are... off. So instead of meditating to escape my body I'm staying firmly present in it. What do you do when things go off? Continue reading →
A little cocoa powder, butter, sugar and eggs along with a few tablespoons of gluten-free flour and you've got an incredibly easy, spot on brownie ready for gifting or devouring! Continue reading →
Chunky peanut butter, banana and tiny chocolate chips in a gluten-free scone? What else do you need in life... besides air and water and all that jazz. Continue reading →
Walking meditations do the most to help me stay balanced living with my chronic illness. What helps you the most in your life? Continue reading →
Win this super comfy top from Albion Fit! I’m not the biggest fan of giveaways here in my dusty baking world – I call in and giveaway enough products for Easy Eats. But when Albion Fit asked me if I … Continue reading →
A bright burst of fresh lemon juice and aromatic poppy seeds make for a light, crisp gluten-free treat. Continue reading →
These just may be my favorite gluten-free scones, ever. The fact that they're for a good cause just makes them even better. Continue reading →
How do you balance a fulfilling career / a healthy bank account / a strong body... with a chronic illness? Continue reading →
I LOVE biscotti! This version uses olive oil and pistachios for a delightfully Italian and naturally dairy-free treat! Continue reading →
King Arthur Flour, Pete and Gerry's Eggs and a load full of bloggers come together for a Baking with Love pinterest contest... and my weekend performing something I truly love. Continue reading →
A long tirade on resolutions and chronic illness, and a recipe for the light and fluffy meatballs I make regularly at work. Continue reading →
This light, dairy-free clam chowder is so easy to make and full of flavor. Continue reading →
An update of my We Chat With.. interviews on Serious Eats. Continue reading →
These triple chocolate biscotti are gluten and dairy free and perfect for dunking! Continue reading →
Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection. I got it when I was around 12 years old. We don’t exactly know when I got it, because it was months after I started feeling ill that we got a diagnosis. This was … Continue reading →
A dusty little video showing how to make a basic, classic pie-crust for your year-round filling needs! Continue reading →
Life is such a cacophony of beauty/horror right now. The holidays are coming, and I thrive during the holidays. There’s the beauty. The horror is that two weeks ago my city was hurt badly. This morning I wept openly on … Continue reading →
Christina Tosi offers up a chewy, sweet cookie that makes me think of Christmas. A Milk Bar Mondays recipe! Continue reading →
My friend Robbie… There’s something about when the lights go out in New York City. When restaurants are closed, Broadway stages are dark, and bridges and tunnels flooded. I’m incredibly fortunate. Washington Heights is called the Heights for a reason in … Continue reading →
“When you do something good for people you don’t do good because you want something good to come out of it: you do it for the goodness of your heart and soul, what your parents teach you to do. I … Continue reading →
Chef Seamus Mullen's HERO FOODS gives focus to some incredibly healing ingredients that help him battle his Rheumatoid Arthritis and me my Lyme disease. Continue reading →
I Chat With James Oseland, Editor-in-Chief of Saveur Magazine. Continue reading →
Covering the NYC Wine and Food Festival's SWEET and TACOS AND TEQUILA events... and not being able to eat anything at them. Continue reading →
A video of dusty ol' me making gluten-free brownies with beer. Continue reading →
I admit, I was a tad nervous before my meeting with Rozanne Gold. It was the second of three pieces I had to do on my “day off” from cooking. I love swapping hats and going from the kitchen to … Continue reading →
I grew up in one house for pretty much most of my childhood. When I was about 4 years old, my family bought a piece of property in CT consisting of a one-bedroom cottage and a lot of trees. Tucked … Continue reading →
“Pathology’s benign – just have to repeat the test in 6 months. Thx for all your love + support.” That is exactly the kind of text you want to receive from a good friend, especially when a long day is … Continue reading →
Gluten-free cracklebread makes for the perfect chicken finger crumb! Continue reading →
My interview on Serious Eats NY with Chef Jim Botsacos of Molyvos and Abboccato, NYC. Continue reading →
Tart grapefruit, sweet pomegranate and salty bacon make for one special scallop dinner. Continue reading →
Pork rinds and dried cherries go into huge compost cookies. A vintage recipe swap! Continue reading →
“I’ve always been a fan of language in general. On some levels I think that literature is the highest art—it excites the imagination, which had no borders to it.” Today a particularly lovely interview goes live on Serious Eats NY: … Continue reading →
A REALLY easy, spongey pie that can be flavored with any citrus! Continue reading →
A full-gluten-and-dairy take on a Milk Bar Grapefruit Pie recipe brings me to the amazing discovery that is grapefruit passion curd. Continue reading →
Warm string beans and arugula mix with toasted nutty goodness for a sweet summer salad... Oh... and my love affair with a blue beach chair. Continue reading →
My newest feature in Easy Eats magazine gives you gluten-free recipes for a roasted strawberry salad dressing, chicken marinade, granola bars and dairy-free honey ice cream! Continue reading →
My 31st birthday, pondering "I love you", and chewy gluten-free chocolate chip cookies. Continue reading →
I’m way super psyched that this morning my first ice cream interview comes out on Serious Eats NY. On a gorgeous day in Union Square I had a fun and absurd talk with Doug Quint of Big Gay Ice Cream. … Continue reading →
These crazy double-chocolate cookies from Christina Tosi's Milk Bar cookbook are double-delicious... and gluten and dairy free. Continue reading →
Jicama and watermelon touched with onion and jalapeno make for one refreshing summer salad. Continue reading →
Fresh mint, organic lemons, honey, oh my! Continue reading →
Last night at around 9pm I sat down on the floor in my office at my dad’s house – empty and dark and quiet – and cried for about five minutes. Life is just… full… right now. I love everything … Continue reading →
Today I put a bottle of “Lite Pancake Syrup” in my grocery shopping cart. First I woke up in the arms of someone special. Then I drove to pick up cat food from a vet (I do not have a … Continue reading →
Sweet, spicey, smooth and savory - all are in this salad, fortifying and bright for a summer's eve. Continue reading →
This Thai Basil Daiquiri makes me swoon. Continue reading →
An incredibly sweet, buttery, sprinkle-laden cake in celebration of Milk Bar Mondays and a dog named Tuesday. Continue reading →
I’m now officially out east cooking for a family for the summer, tapping my fingers away on an iPad and hoping this post comes out alright. In the few weeks since I’ve joined the private chef field I’ve had moments … Continue reading →
Um, there’s something about being in Chef Alain Ducasse’s presence, if only for a few seconds (which is pretty much all I had). It’s like seeing Jacques Pepin or Julia Child – they look pretty much exactly like you expect … Continue reading →
