the green chest

Category: Food

  • an ode to salads

    This post is more of a how-to than an ode, but if you listen to this while you read, we may be able to accomplish both!   As a take-my-own-lunch-to-work budgeter, I think often about delicious, portable foods. Salads are one of my go-tos: They are fresh, versatile, colorful, and an excellent way to pack…

  • fact friday rio: dreams of niterói

    I can’t reveal the fact until I tell you a story. Some of my fondest memories involve markets. A market in Cotonou, Benin with a hand-carved wooden giraffe that revolutionized my grandmother’s decorative rabbit collection. A few years later, a hand-painted wooden toucan from the market at Recoleta in Buenos Aires, perfect for a sunny…

  • (grand)father’s day brunch

    Keeping with my handmade gift theme, Lauren and I decided to make our grandfather brunch for Father’s Day. I used a sweet brunch cookbook that my youngest sister gave me for Christmas: The menu: zucchini fritters with caramelized onions, doughnut muffins, bacon and fresh oj. We used fresh zucchini from my grandparents’ prolific garden: Nana…