Off Topic: Pizza

Off Topic: Pizza

I probably have more recipes for pizza than any other single dish. I am, after all, a Chicagoan. Furthermore, pizza is universally popular, great for vegetarians and omnivores alike, cheap, and always welcome with children and adults. This recipe started with Pam...
Off Topic: Spanakopita

Off Topic: Spanakopita

I had never made Spanakopita before despite the fact that everything about it sounds good: feta, phyllo, pecorino-romano, butter. And I was even able to get phyllo dough, in the correct size, at my local Jewel; a store committed to the idea that all people want to eat...
Around My French Table: Souffle

Around My French Table: Souffle

A true rite of passage: I made my first souffle.  And I see the world differently now.  Mostly because I measure time in terms of how much of it will elapse between souffles. Souffle needs to fire its PR agency.  It has allowed itself to be placed, in popular...