Christmas Snooze

Two nights of second and third helpings of pasta, cheese and wine. Note: Nonna snoozing in the background. 

The Big Orange

Missing warm weather, palm trees, and sunshine...

hannukah or chanukah

...presents, noodle kugel, challa, cheese, and family. aw. success!

the perlov spread ^^^

sleep patterns, 2013.

Vermont 35mm

Wildflowers and foliage

as seen in Vermont

yay. published.

Roman celebration

Some people at Roman's in Brooklyn. Delicious city.

also this guy. 

a thanksgiving snapshot

three girls on the couch :)

bellport, long island

sorry for partying, 2013.

new shelf

some handy work this weekend resulted in this nice little addition to our home.

Still Life

summer find.

beachhouse. summer 2012. lost & found.

puerto rican sunshine

Perlov's Pickles

New idea: make and sell my Grandmother's pickled vegetables. The recipe is unique and has been a staple in my Grandparents home for years. Here are cauliflower flowerets and english cukes. Excited to try the first batch!

Shakshuka

The wonder that is shakshuka. Although it originated in Tunisia, I first had shakshuka in Israel last October. Over the last few months I've made it a couple times with fresh ingredients from the farmers markets around the city.

It is very simple to make: cook down 2 bell peppers, 1 small onion, tomato paste, cumin, and harissa (a mix of mild and hot peppers, herbs and spices). Add in 4 large chopped tomatoes. Let cook down for 20 minutes or so, crack 4-6 eggs on top, cook till the whites aren't runny, and enjoy on crusty bread accompanied with this souped-up store bought labneh.

labneh in olive oil, mint, and garlic

Whole chicken roasted with clementines, apples, and onions. The chicken was bought from Marlow & Daughters in Williamsburg and marinated in orange juice, lemon juice, oil, and sugar. Fresh thyme and sage were also incorporated into the dish.

Vermonting

evidence from a weekend in vermont where we picked fresh kale, leaf peeped, bonfired, and ate delicious food.

Look at this-- 7 families pictured with their weekly food allotment. Just goes to show that we (me and you and also "we" as Americans) are wasting way too much food.

Here, a similar article talks about new ways to monitor how much we waste in the kitchen, and where that food could be going.

And then there's this. A proposed supermarket in the Boston area that uses expired products to make healthy and affordable ready-made food...

"Although most people have access to enough food, he said, many inexpensive meals are unhealthy, contributing to obesity, diabetes, and other medical conditions that have reached epidemic proportions."

farm fresh

farm fresh egg salad with harissa, parsley, and dijon mustard. salted heirloom tomatoes and rosemary bread.

Asbury Park

feelin chill

glowing tree tops

swimming in the connecticut river, june 2013

los angeles

cocoa beach 2013

Venice Beach

lyfe. my hand got in the way of a great shot.
malibu, 2013

shadows and shrubs of los angeles:

i have a whole palm series coming....
los angeles, 2013

omg remember winter?

 

learning to do the crawl ^

 

oldie

i can see your halo