Food

Homemade Spanish Gazpacho

Homemade Spanish Gazpacho

When I was in college I spent a summer as an intern in Milan working in the studio of one of my design heroes, Ettore Sottsass. It was a great...

Homemade Spanish Gazpacho

When I was in college I spent a summer as an intern in Milan working in the studio of one of my design heroes, Ettore Sottsass. It was a great...

Tomatoes stuffed with Quinoa

Tomatoes stuffed with Quinoa

One of my favorite summer recipes is Pomodori al Riso, a classic Roman dish of tomatoes stuffed with rice. (http://www.maiamingdesigns.com/single-post/2016/06/30/Pomodori-al-Riso-Roman-style-tomatoes) But lately I am experimenting with quinoa...so I substituted the rice...

Tomatoes stuffed with Quinoa

One of my favorite summer recipes is Pomodori al Riso, a classic Roman dish of tomatoes stuffed with rice. (http://www.maiamingdesigns.com/single-post/2016/06/30/Pomodori-al-Riso-Roman-style-tomatoes) But lately I am experimenting with quinoa...so I substituted the rice...

Sesame Peanut Noodles

Sesame Peanut Noodles

My mother used to make a version of this fresh, Asian pasta in the summer, and we would eat it on the terrace of our apartment in Rome. I asked...

Sesame Peanut Noodles

My mother used to make a version of this fresh, Asian pasta in the summer, and we would eat it on the terrace of our apartment in Rome. I asked...

Summer Peach and Corn Salad

Summer Peach and Corn Salad

This summer in San Francisco I had lunch at Tartine, a simple and delicious salad with a few exotic ingredients that I can't remember the names of and have never...

Summer Peach and Corn Salad

This summer in San Francisco I had lunch at Tartine, a simple and delicious salad with a few exotic ingredients that I can't remember the names of and have never...

Minty Melon Soup

Minty Melon Soup

I have a new cookbook by Mark Bittman whose book, How to Cook Everything is a well thumbed reference in my kitchen. This book is called, Mark Bittman's Kitchen Matrix, and...

Minty Melon Soup

I have a new cookbook by Mark Bittman whose book, How to Cook Everything is a well thumbed reference in my kitchen. This book is called, Mark Bittman's Kitchen Matrix, and...

Mexican Tortilla Soup

Mexican Tortilla Soup

One thing I love about cooking is reconstituting leftovers into a completely different meal. I often use leftover meat in fried rice, but when we bought a rotisserie roast chicken...

Mexican Tortilla Soup

One thing I love about cooking is reconstituting leftovers into a completely different meal. I often use leftover meat in fried rice, but when we bought a rotisserie roast chicken...