Bangkok sawasdee ka; Bonjour Paris

Snack Time, Chang-style Three months ago, summer in the 6th Borough was shaping up to be one of the stay-at-home kind (which would not have been too shabby, given the full-of-fun household we have these days, the capacity for last-minute cookouts with equally...

The Packrat Chronicles

There’s a reason my family calls my house “Li-Mart.” In recent weeks, I have supplied the following without leaving the confines of my home: **298 Danish Krone to my mother. In August, she goes to Copenhagen to visit friends (a family that includes...

Claudia’s Thai-style Lime Cole Slaw

[Claudia brought this dish to our last-minute July 4th weekend BBQ–our Slacker Q, as it were–and it was far and away the MVP. Here’s her recipe…] RECIPE One medium cabbage 2″ piece fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped 1 big clove...