Hasselback Sweet Potato Crumbles and Coconut Semolina Cake {GIVEAWAY}

101 Comments

IMG_4388



—
The strangest thing happened.

A few days ago, The.Boy. (who has been staying at my apartment since Sunday because getting back to Brooklyn from Manhattan right now requires either a very expensive cab ride, a very very long walk, or a very very very long bus ride on a very crowded bus) thanked me.

For what, you ask?  For letting him stay with me? For feeding him three AWESOME meals a day? For cuddling with him every night?

Um, no. To all of the above.

He thanked me…for letting him clean my kitchen floor and my recycling bin while I was at work.

I know, right?!?

Read Full Article →

Autumn Ratatouille…and Smorgasburg Comes to Whole Foods!

48 Comments

IMG_4191

{Hurricane Sandy Update – I have electricity! Aside from flooding on the FDR drive, the Upper East Side of Manhattan pretty much lucked out in terms of power. I have a feeling my apartment building is on a separate electrical grid because of it’s affiliation with New York Presbyterian Hospital, but it’s hard to be sure. My brother lives in the financial district and did, in fact, lose power (Con Ed shut it preemptively)…,and in all likelihood his street is flooded and he should have just come to stay with me. But we all know he’ll never admit that.  No updates from my mom and sister in Queens yet this morning, but as of last night at around ten pm they still had power and were doing fine!  My thoughts are with everyone who didn’t fare quite as well as I did…hoping for a speedy recovery!}

If you’re looking for a fall-infused version of everyone’s favorite summer stew, then head over to Marcus Samuelsson’s blog to check out my post!

Read Full Article →

Broccoli and Cauliflower Quinoa Salad with Avocado and Goat Cheese

71 Comments

IMG_4301

A marathon/hurricane catch-22. That’s where I’m at right now.

You see, my preoccupation with having to run 26.2 miles IN A ROW in less than seven days has prevented me from taking any logical, rational, and/or reasonable hurricane related precautions.  And so while everyone else at the local grocery store was buying water and pretzels and pumpkin beer (you know…logical, rational and/or reasonable shelf-stable items)…

…I bought cheese.

CHEESE.

SO not logical, rational, reasonable.

And/or shelf-stable.  I’m doomed.

Read Full Article →

Tofu and Sweet Potato Shawarma on Sesame Flatbreads with Homemade Pickles

67 Comments

IMG_4210

Big news.  I’m having a marathon baby.

Truly.

In ten days I am going to wake up at 5 in the morning, head to Staten Island where I will wait in the cold until my 10:30AM start time, when I will willingly embark on one of the most painful (and awesome) experiences of my life, all the while cursing myself for ever even considering doing such a thing and swearing that I will never EVER put myself through this again.  (Really, Jo? You didn’t learn the first TWO TIMES.)

Until, of course, it is over approximately four hours later and the endorphins are rushing through my veins like wildfires in Oregon during a drought.

At which point I will have forgotten all aforementioned pain and suffering and will feel so damn PUMPED that I will feel a strong compulsion to sign up for another marathon the next day. (And, given my track record…probably will.)

Read Full Article →