I have been told on several occasions that I eat Weird Breakfasts. From a certain perspective, I am guilty as charged. Leftover noodles, tomato soup, dal on toast—these are not what one could call typical items on the average North American breakfast table. I prefer to look at it as reclaiming an space in which [...]
When I hear the word tortilla, I think about California. I think about watching the tortilla maker shape golden dough into paper-thin disks and baking them. I think about Diego Rivera, and burritos, and the way my sister always seems to make quesadillas when it’s her turn to cook dinner. I definitely don’t think about [...]
When life gives you lemons, they say, make lemonade. When life gives you a free carton of Greek yogurt, make salmon cakes with yogurt-dill sauce. I have much to learn when it comes to fish. We never ate it much at home when I was small: fish, along with Beef Wellington, asparagus, and other such [...]
