Amy Powell
Specialty: 30 Minute Meals
Education:French Culinary Institute, Cornell University
Lives: Manhattan
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All In The Pot
It never ceases to amaze me that there are people out there who actually like doing dishes. I am not one of them. As an avid cook this poses a problem. Cooking requires utensils, pots, baking sheets,...
A Winning Plan For A Meat-Free Super Bowl
Super Bowl food is not exactly known for being healthy. Abundant yes, but healthy not so much. Least of all for vegetarians. If you are off the meat--for good, for a diet, or just for the day--avoiding...
A Simple Guide to a Ferociously Good Chinese New Year
Today marks the end of the year of the rabbit and the beginning of the year of the dragon, that is if you follow the Chinese calendar. Tonight, Chinese New Year’s Eve, 1.3 billion people in China and...
Of Whole Grain Loaves and Heart Healthy Fishes
If you haven’t given up your New Year’s healthy eating resolutions yet, chances are you will soon enough. That is, unless you can add some new, filling yet healthful dishes to the rotation. You’ve...
The Polenta Season
As winter finally sets in, no doubt some Northerners are already dreaming of the long, warm days of the summer months. I am one of those people. But one day last summer I was feeling the exact opposite....
The New "Chip" Is Green
In a surprising entrance to the world of snack foods, kale is making a strong case for its place as the “new potato chip.” That’s right, kale--dark green and curly, flat and thin, red tipped, or...
Soba Soup For A Healthy New Year
Today it’s too early to think about health. It is Christmas morning, a time for leftover Santa cookies, flaky scones, smoked salmon, and maybe a fruit squeezed in there somewhere. Later there will...
An Omelet For All Christmases
There were four of us kids growing up, ten years separating my older brother and the youngest with my sister and me sandwiched between. Christmas morning it was the job of whomever got up first to wake...
A Seafood Stew For Hurried Holidays
I was watching a re-run of Modern Family this week, the one where the family decides to celebrate “Express Christmas” on December 16th, and it got me thinking about the lengths we sometimes go to in...
Tonight's Dinner, Tomorrow's Appetizer
A few weeks ago I had some friends over for dinner, a sort of girls' night in while my boyfriend was out of town. In fact, I had taken the opportunity of his long work trip to have as many of these nights...
A Sauce a Day Keeps Turkey Fatigue Away
Perhaps you find yourself a few days past Thanksgiving with turkey still in the fridge. Maybe you have already eaten several meals of leftovers from sandwiches to turkey soup. But the turkey remains....
A Salad That Sings At Thanksgiving
Allow me to make a case for salads at the Thanksgiving dinner table. This staple side during the year is too often overlooked as an option on what is arguably America’s most important food holiday....
The Miracle of Making Ahead for Thanksgiving
I'll admit I don't much use a slow cooker. But one time that I find it particularly useful is around the holidays. Less for its cooking function, and more as a means to reheat already cooked foods in...
Sides That Sit Well For Thanksgiving
I don't know about you, but one of the hardest parts of organizing Thanksgiving dinner is figuring out the timing. The bird is in the oven at 350 but you are supposed to be roasting Brussels sprouts at...
Enchiladas That Are Dead On
While we're trying on costumes and dressing up our little pumpkins and witches for a night of trick or treating, just south of the border our neighbors are getting ready for a different kind of spooky...
Plan Your Fall Party Around These Autumn Dishes
There is a pumpkin shortage this year in the Northeast. Hurricane Irene may not have caused quite the havoc to metropolitan areas that was originally predicted, but much of the rich farmlands of New Jersey,...