Leah Koenig is a writer and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Saveur, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Food Arts, Gastronomica, Culinate and other publications. She also contributes a monthly food column to The Forward. Her first book, The Hadassah Everyday Cookbook: Daily Meals for the Contemporary Jewish Kitchen was published by Rizzoli in March, 2011. She lives and cooks in Brooklyn, NY.
What do you cook when home alone?
eggs! over easy on whole wheat toast with raspberry jam
Your most treasured kitchen possession:
my grandmother's apron, which she made before her wedding
The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
6-8 - enough to feel like a party, but few enough that you can still talk with everyone