I made my first brisket 20 years ago when I hosted my first Rosh Hashanah dinner as a graduate student in Boston. My mom had kept a recipe card in her recipe box titled, “Mom’s Brisket.” Pictured below, it reads: Season with salt + pepper (Lawry seasoning), 1 can whole cranberries, liptons dried onion soup,…
Tag: Food Kids will Eat
Barcelona with two Tweens and a Toddler
After forgoing any major international travel for the past couple of years because of Covid (and the coinciding arrival of a third child) we finally felt ready for some adventure with the kids. Having left Brooklyn for the country during the pandemic we were craving the energy, food and adventure of a city. We agreed…
Little Radishes Go a Long Way With These Recipes
The radish may be the most underrated vegetable in my garden right now. I almost missed the fact that they were ready to be pulled had my daughter not spotted their little heads poking out out of the dirt this week. I still feel that sense of wonder when a fully grown vegetable gets pulled…
Simple Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut Squash soup is one of my all-time favorites especially this time of year. I love how healthy yet filling this soup is, served with bread its the perfect fall lunch or accompaniment to dinner. I’ve toggled between different recipes and have finally landed on one that I keep coming back to because of its…
Even a “failed” garden can produce a delicious meal
When we bought our place in Bedford, one of the things I was most excited for was having a real vegetable garden. We were lucky, I inherited a space that had raised beds already built into an enclosed space, protected from critters in a sunny patch of lawn. I approached the spring with lots of…
Pan-fried cod with scallion-ginger sauce and coconut braised cabbage
In addition to my CSA pick up this week I received another delivery from Sitka Salmon Shares which is similar to a farm share but delivers fish straight from Alaskan fisherman to our doorstep every month. Like the farm share, it can be a challenge to find ways to use up so much of one…
Moqueca – An adaptable and delicious Brazilian Fish Stew
Thanks to a recent delivery from Sitka Salmon Shares our freezer was stocked with an entire box of wild Alaskan cod. For those in search of excellent seafood from local Alaskan fishermen, consider joining this fish share. It’s the second season we’re doing it, I love not having to worry about where our fish is…
Bedford Balabusta 