I tweeted about shakshuka yesterday: a spicy tomato dish with poached eggs on top, complemented by creamy cheese and parsley, it is ridiculously tasty for using such cheap ingredients. I had it at Hummus Place, a restaurant near me.

Then I made it for lunch today again, using SmittenKitchen's recipe. It cost me $9 ($5 of which was for the cheese ( Read more... )

OMG, guys, I just discovered my new favorite old-style sit-down deli: Lansky's, on Columbus, between 70th and 71st ( Read more... )

Dear LJ,

Today I have discovered the wondrous joy that is falafel. I had always been suspicious of it before. It was green-and-brown, and it fell apart if you looked at it. People covered it with white stuff. But that was all before I tasted it. It tastes like fresh herbs, nuts, with a hint of bread, beans, and savories. It is amazing stuff ( Read more... )

I was going to post something about how my newest excuse to Neil for spending money (other than, "God hung a sign on me that said 'tempt me'") is usually: "But I spent it for you!" Case in point: sock yarn, $26, and I'll knit him one beautiful pair of socks after I get over being nervous about touching it ( Read more... )

In Greece, where I spent a month of my senior year, I used to have yogurt and cucumbers and fruit and all sorts of yummies for breakfast. Sadly, when I got back to America, I discovered that our yogurt is thin, over-sugared, and lacking the creamy robustness that all greek yogurt has. That was the end of my yogurt career for a while ( Read more... )