notlazy.rustic.

Fort Lee, New Jersey

After working for years as a food editor, shocking myself by attending culinary school and then leaving my food writing job to head in a different (but still food related) direction, I realized how much I missed writing. And, so I started my blog: not lazy. rustic., a way of life I was forced to adopt a long time ago after realizing that try as I might, I’m not very good at straight lines. Blogging - and looking at my archives - also made me realize that I really love lime juice, scallions, goat cheese, my immersion blender and roasting.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Tiny Spicy Korean Crabs
• What do you cook when home alone?
  Usually something with a poached egg on top
• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  The immersion blender really has changed my life
• Your ideal meal:
  Very fresh seafood - steamed mussels and clams make me very happy
• Something you'd like a chance to eat or cook:
  Geoduck
• The number of bottles of wine you own:
  About 8 at the moment
• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  Six people
• Kitchen pet peeve:
  Having to buy an entire jar of spices just to use a 1/4 teaspoon in a recipe
• Your favorite cookbook:
  This answer changes all the time, but right now I'm hooked on Alice Medrich's Pure Dessert