An Ode to zpizza
For well over a year now, I have been traveling to Columbus, OH every 6 weeks or so. Coming from …
Author Archives: NB
Carnitas
I lost my caste during a class picnic in the fourth grade, when I ate a beef hot dog (and …
Mushrooms with spinach and basil
This ain’t no disco. This ain’t no country club, either. This is Chez Néné. Apologies to Sheryl Crow. I just …
Chard with pine nuts and preserved lemons
Trying to get more veggies and leafy greens in? Yeah, me too. Trying to make them taste a whole lot …
Red Pepper and Porcini Soup
This soup has so many star ingredients standing elbow-to-elbow that it’s a miracle they all get along. I made it …
Chicken with chickpeas and dried fruit
Invest in a pepper mill–if not a proper mill that you can refill with peppercorns, then a single-use pepper grinder …
Slow cooker carnitas
Slow cooked pork shoulder. Basically carnitas, but the spices can be adapted to make the flavors more American or more …
Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken with Lentils
Totally customizable. Add more or less onions, garlic and spices as you wish. Replace the chicken with sausage links if …
Salad No. 3
I used to think salads were bland, insipid and flavorless. “Grass,” my carnivorous father would declare, and I would agree …
Saag, reimagined
I still feel a spike of panic when I have to cook an entirely vegetarian meal–and I mean the Indian …
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