Pomato Revival

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I know, I’m a solid week late for a post on things I’m thankful for. But I can’t help it if I stumbled on my Thanksgiving treasure chest Sunday night. I spent most of last week at my parents’ house, cooking and yelling and snuggling with my five-month-old niece. When all was finally quiet on [...]

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  Sicilian traditions are swell, and I’m usually all about keeping them alive. But there’s something about Thanksgiving that makes me want to go all-American. That’s the point, of course: it doesn’t matter where we’re from—on Thanksgiving, we’re celebrating this Great American Life. I’ve historically been pretty lazy and unhelpful on Thanksgiving. The most I’d [...]

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One day, years ago, my mom was eating a persimmon. It may have been from my grandfather’s garden in Brooklyn; it may have been from a store—I’m not sure. Nonetheless, there was something about this persimmon that she didn’t want to let go. So she took a seed, and without much strategizing, plopped it in [...]

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I went on a baby shower baking blitz this weekend to honor a little lady we’ll be meeting in 2011. She’ll be the first baby born among our friends, and considering her mamma and I spend most days together, I’m especially excited to meet her. We planned for the requisite brunch indulgences: cupcakes, bagels, cookies, [...]

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  I baked something for you. I think you’re going to like it. It’s sort of a cake, sort of a pudding, with more butter than I’d ever admit to using in one small dish. The first time I made this, Joe and I had recently moved to our new apartment. We were finally getting [...]

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