EVENT: Jor’s 25th DISH: BBQ Chicken Satays, Baked Tofu Toothpick Satays CHICKEN MAIN INGREDIENTS: Cheap BBQ Sauce, Chicken, Cilantro TOFU MAIN INGREDIENTS: Tofu, Soy Sauce, Sesame Seeds One weekend this summer, at my friend’s share house in the Hamptons, I got roped in to helping the boys prepare a BBQ-centric birthday dinner for our friend […]
Big Girls Global Kitchens
Big Girls, Test Kitchen: A Classic Panino
Photo By: Sarah Shatz of Food 52 DISH: Prosciutto & Fontina Panini with Arugula Pesto and Pickled Shallots MAIN INGREDIENTS: Ham & Cheese, Ciabatta I ate many variations of this panini while studying abroad in Italy, but when it came time to create comfort sandwiches in my own small kitchen, I always came back to […]
Big Girls, Global Kitchens: Matapa
July 2009: Essie’s matapa feast in New York DISH: Matapa MAIN INGREDIENTS: Peanuts, Coconut Milk, Cassava Leaves (or Kale) Tuesday marked the very happy occasion of our dear friend Essie’s permanent immigration to the States. Since November 2007, she had been living on and off in a small city called Vilanculos, about halfway up the […]
Big Girls, Global Kitchens: Salmorejo Cordobes
DISHES: Salmorejo (Cream of Gazpacho Soup); Carrots with Parsley Butter MAIN INGREDIENTS: Tomato, Bread, Garlic TYPE: Orange. Adventurous. In my global food reminiscences, I keep coming back again and again to my two-month post-college travel adventure—in particular, the final two weeks I spent flying solo in southern Spain. I’ve been trying ever since I returned […]
Big Girls, Global Kitchens: Spicy Thai Salads
EVENT: Best Beef Salad for Food52 TYPE: Thai Reminiscence DISH: Spicy Thai Beef Salad with Mizuna The summer going into my junior year of high school, I spent 6 weeks traveling around Thailand. Other Asian countries offered the same sort of immersion program I was on, so I really couldn’t tell you why I chose […]
Big Girls, Global Kitchens: Madeleines
I warn you: this is going to be a snobby post from beginning to end. Something about Francophilia, even if pastry related, gives you that haughty edge. But even though we’re no Freedom-Fry eaters, Phoebe and I really rarely do cook from the French tradition-give us Italian, Greek, Moroccan, or Thai over French any day-and […]
Big Girls, Global Kitchens: Romesco Sauce
dinner’s not complete without a plating competition EVENT: In Possession of a New Spanish Cookbook VENUE: Cara’s Mother’s House, Long Island PARTY SIZE: 7 TYPE: Festive Weekend Dinner MENU: Cod with Romesco Sauce, Caramelized Corn, Tomato Slices When my little sister, Kate, turned 21 recently, among other gifts, like a new license and a series […]
Big Girls, Global Kitchens: Manhattan via Marrakech
EVENT: Steph back from her trip to Morocco VENUE: Phoebe’s Apartment, Flatiron PARTY SIZE: 3 TYPE: Casual Weeknight Meal, Moroccan Comfort Food MENU: Merguez and Green Chard Tagine; Herbed Quinoa with Golden Raisins A few weeks ago, my friend Steph returned from Morocco, where she joined the newly London-based Whitney for a ten day adventure. […]
Big Girls, Global Kitchens: Seville
EVENT: It’s Saturday, let’s gather round the skillet. VENUE: Alix’s Apartment, Soho PARTY SIZE: 10 TYPE: Festive Weekend Dinner MENU: Paella; Andalucian Chickpea and Spinach Stew The summer after senior year of college, knowing I was soon to sell my soul to the big bad world of global cosmetics, I tried to rid my system […]
Big Girls, Global Kitchens: Baklava
EVENT: Turkish Baking Afternoon; Oscar Party VENUE: Cara’s apartment for baking; then Phoebe’s parents’ for eating My sister Kate and I met up in Spain in December because she was studying abroad in Turkey and Madrid is actually about halfway between Ankara and New York (as the plane flies). She arrived with a sticky cardboard […]