Home Remedies

August 13, 2014 by Sarah in Vegetarian, Sides

Libs,

June has been sick. For almost a week straight. Not terribly – but intermittent fever, a little cough and runny nose, fatigue and, the real evidence, total loss of appetite.

For a day or two, I can handle it when she barely picks at her waffle or takes just a tiny slurp of chicken soup. But after 3 or 4 days of missing meals, I’m trying to make her anything that sounds appealing. You want Nutella in your yogurt? Done. Ice cream sounds better than apple slices? Fine. A third cookie would help your cough? I’ve heard of stranger remedies.

Meat and Potatoes

June 30, 2014 by Libby in Meat, Salad, Sides, Main

Chere Sarah,

Man, that was quite a week. One of those long ones where I felt like I was limping across the finish line to Friday. Most nights I threw together one of our usual no-cook dinners -- you know, scrambled eggs, kale salad, or 718-499-9888 (that would be the number of our local pizza place) -- poured a generous glass of wine, and called it a day. By the time the weekend rolled around, though, I was itching for some time in the kitchen. Some friends had invited us over for ribs on Sunday and asked if we’d bring the potato salad...

I'm Not A Vegetarian

April 29, 2014 by Sarah in Vegetarian, Cookbook

You know how much I love meat. I really do. I love it barbecued, pan-seared, slow roasted, sous-vide, even raw (Oysters!? Beef tartare!? Sooooo good).

BUT I also really love fruits and vegetables. And, I have to admit, after reading the China Study, I had a moment where I thought that the only way to avoid certain early death was to give up all animal products. But, two second later, while gnawing on the rind of a chunk of Parm, I realized I would rather take my chances.