Ayurveda recommends kitchari, a simple dish of rice and dahl, as part of a regular healthy diet as well as part of a seasonal reset. Whether you’re enjoying it for just one meal or for a monodiet (eating the same food all day), kitchari isread more
“I mean, I expected it to be good, but this sauce is f*ing amazing.” I was not anticipating this response from my best friend, for whom I had recently prepared this meal on a chilly Friday night after a long week at work, each ofread more
They say it takes twenty-one days to create a new habit—but how long does it take to break one? In my experience, it’s somewhere around four. At least that’s how long it took me to get used to not cooking during my recent stay atread more
“How do you cook your beans?” Maybe not the best pick-up line, but this question is an excellent way to get to know someone . . . well, their digestion at least, which according to Ayurveda says a whole lot about a person’s current stateread more
Being told something is good for you as a kid is often a mighty good reason to run far away from it. Beans were always one of those foods for me—pretty boring, oddly shaped, and depending on their origin slimy and smelly and just unappealingread more
Images of an angry British man flashed in my head all while making this recipe. I never quite understood why the contestants on Hell’s Kitchen couldn’t make risotto—they’re chefs, aren’t they?—until I researched a few recipes and realized the intricate dance of fat, heat, andread more
Rules, as we know, are meant to be broken. No white after labor day no longer applies to clothing, so why not apply it to food as well? I’m not usually a pasta girl, but when vata season sets in I start to getread more
It’s summertime, and my Pinterest boards and Instagram feed have been inundated with gorgeous photos of seasonal produce, charred to perfection on an outdoor grill (adjacent, of course, to the glamorous and happy people about to enjoy said produce). I love grilled veggies so, soread more
Pesto is one of those foods that people talk about like wine/coffee/anything fancy. “Oooh, I made this fabulous pesto over the weekend. It was sooooo good.” I was never able to get into it myself, and these passionate exclamations of its amazingness went over my head. Maybe itread more
I’m not usually a noodle- or pasta-girl, but every once and a while my stomach, too, calls out for a comforting, filling, and slurp-tastic bowl of carb goodness. This recipe was born of that thought we’ve all had while eating out, and, in my case,read more
