My Apartment Garden: Zucchini is King of the Seedlings
Time for another apartment garden update! Now that it’s definitely Spring and they’re all grown up, I moved my arugula and thyme to their new home on the balcony. Last Sunday I went to the farmers...
View ArticleMy Apartment Garden: Summer is Around the Corner
Summer technically isn’t here yet, and it sure as hell isn’t feeling like summer in NYC the past week. But I just got back from a lovely short trip to the hot hot hot Dominican Republic which it has...
View ArticleA Creamy, Cheesy One-Pot Meal
One of my favorite blogs, Big Girls Small Kitchen, posted this gorgeous recipe for a Tex-Mex skillet Creamy Chorizo-Chicken Casserole last year as an April Fool’s joke, saying it was only 100 calories...
View ArticleMy Apartment Garden: Eating My First Home Grown Zucchini
Time for yet another update! We’re in mid-July now and I’m still not seeing any tomatoes. The plant is looking healthy and big (see above), but no sign of the fruit. A friend’s dad just told me he’s...
View ArticleMy Apartment Garden: Flowers Everywhere
So I’m still eating zucchinis from my first plant. I know it’s really late in the season, but I just planted a second one as I feel like I’m getting less and less zucchinis. I don’t know if it will...
View ArticleBig Girls Small Kitchen’s Summer Scallops
Here’s an oldie but a goodie from one of my fave blogs, Big Girls Small Kitchen. Even looking at this photo makes me happy. Imagine how I felt eating it. I can see myself making these Summer Scallops...
View ArticleThe Bloody Mary, Now In Salad Form!
I’m not sure when or how my love affair with Bloody Marys started. But knowing me, having a vegetable as the base of this lovely cocktail probably has a little something to do with it. I share this...
View ArticleMy Apartment Garden: …And That’s a Wrap!
It’s officially Fall in New York City. We’ve been having that awkward transition weather, where a few uncharacteristically hot days give you false hope that summer is still lurking around. This past...
View ArticleStir-Fried Eggs with Tomatoes for Mid-Autumn Festival
I envy bloggers who are in touch with their culture and its food and traditions, much like the ladies at The Glorified Tomato. Despite being half Chinese and actually growing up for 14 years in Hong...
View ArticleNever Buy It Again: Tomato Sauce
Guys. I’m starting a video series. Please don’t laugh. I’ve always wanted to start a video series for Eating Clean in the Dirty City about making really easy things from scratch so that you “Never But...
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