by Anastasia on February 2, 2011
VINTAGE RECIPES HAVE long been a fascination of ours on The Sister Project. (see my commentary on my grandmother’s treasured tripe dish, for example.) The recipe box, after all, is one of the ways women have stayed connected across generational boundaries. So of course, I was delighted to read about a vintage cuilinary adventure that writer Wency Leung recently embarked on–an adventure far more interesting than just reading through your grandmother’s old recipes. [click to continue…]
by Anastasia on June 17, 2010
Photo by Stephanie Foley for Gourmet
STRAWBERRY SEASON MIGHT be waning south of the Mason-Dixon but since I know it’s still going strong up north, I thought I’d share my new favorite strawberry-centric recipe that I’ve been perfecting during the recent months. (And I say “perfecting” because I’ve made it and then ate all of it more times than I would like to admit.) It’s a strawberry dumpling. Yes, dumpling. And it’s delicious. [click to continue…]
by Anastasia on May 6, 2010
THIS WEEKEND, MY FRIEND Erin’s parents are driving up from New Orleans with 70 pounds of crawfish. We’re all going to contribute our favorite summer side-dishes (I’m bringing the potato salad), get a keg, and have a ruckus outdoor crawfish boil! I’ve never eaten crawdads (have you?), but apparently this kind of neighborhood crustacean boil is a bayou tradition. I think it’s a perfect way to wrap up the semester. And until then, I’ll be practicing my Louisiana Waddle, a la the lovely NOLA native Boswell Sisters.
(I’ll post pictures of the big boil next week…stay tuned!)
by Anastasia on November 25, 2009
THIS IS OUR YEAR FOR A THANKSGIVING with a twist. I’m living in my first apartment that really feels like home (hooray!), so last week my mom packed a bag and drove down the coast to spend the holiday with me. We’re going to be eating an all-vegetarian meal with some dear friends in Charlotte. On the menu is old-fashioned corn pudding, apple crisp, mashed potatoes, sautéed kale, and baked squash with apples. What won’t we be eating, you ask (turkey and ham aside)? Seaweed. Yup, that’s right. Because we already tried that on Thanksgiving. [click to continue…]
by Anastasia on April 1, 2009
1970s Polaroid of my mother (back) with my grandmother and my aunt.
MY FAMILY’S STORY OF FOOD is partly the story of our evolution, of our identities unraveling into who we are today. As a third-generation American, I can barely pronounce gnocchi, let alone make it. And while that seems almost tragic to me, that’s the way my Italian grandmother and great grandmother would have wanted it—their offspring bearing the regional accents of New England and not of Asti. (My great grandmother, Nanny, actually used to pronounce that pasta dish “gnoch” in an effort to sound less Italian.) [click to continue…]
by Anastasia on March 19, 2009
Ms. Pink of Perfection herself, Sarah McColl
WHEN WE FIRST started TSP, we knew we had to collaborate with one of our favorite bloggers (and sisters), Sarah McColl of Pink of Perfection (dot com). We featured an interview with Sarah and her sister, Katy, in our very first TSP gallery show, alongside some of their holiday menu-worthy recipes. [click to continue…]
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