Eat in Albany

“What do you think?” he said as we brought the bowls to the table. “Special enough to take a picture?”
Well, of course, I thought. It may have been just another night and another thrown-together dinner, but it was still special.
Meal direction had been left in BK’s capable hands. At the market he indulged in fresh [...]

So far, so good. Cross your fingers they survive.
We started with our most wanted list: rosemary, mint, and basil. Two pots of basil, actually, since BK uses it frequently for caprese salad and pasta sauce.
In other herb news: this week marked our first CSA half-share, which included dried oregano. Now, I know one should replace [...]

It’s been quiet the past few days as we gear up for Memorial Day weekend. Menus have been finalized for dueling parents’ barbecues (one on Saturday, one on Sunday). BK, who has gained a bit of a reputation in both of our families for being the person you want making your food, will be cooking [...]

Earlier this week obligature and I found out that our friend A. purchased a full CSA share but only had use for half.  Seeing as we dragged our feet on getting our own half share we jumped on the opportunity to split with her.
The farm in question is Red Oak Farm, a certified organic farm [...]

As the weather warms one of the increasingly apparent flaws of this apartment is its lack of outdoor space for growing things. No porch, no fire escape, no patio. Before moving here I’d always enjoyed raising planters of tomatoes and mint (mmmojitos!) on fire escapes. BK had boxes of rosemary, basil, chives, and oregano hanging [...]

I love bringing lunch instead of buying, and my favored tool for packing is my 4-tier tiffin tin. Goodbye, piles of mismatched plastic containers! A tiffin tin is a far more chic and environmentally-friendly way to pack food.
I inherited mine from someone who brought it home from travels in the middle east, but you can [...]

I–like most of the people I know–am a fan of cheese. Besides general enthusiasm, however, I’m also rather fangirl about cheese at the end of dinner. After the main course you’re more likely to find me rummaging for a bit of bleu than going right to the cookie jar. It’s a habit picked up from [...]

Every day the question inevitably comes–what are we going to eat?–and with that, a new adventure begins. BK and I created this blog to record kitchen experiments, document favorite meals, share some food inspiration and note local discoveries. Welcome!