small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Went to the Bronx for an opening, came back and fixed myself a late dinner: open-face egg salad and cucumber sandwich with Cajun seasoning. No regrets. Well, maybe one - I probably should’ve gotten Mexican in the Bronx, but next time. Bonus pic from the opening, at Bronx Documentary Center. 🍽️🌱🥚🥒 1221
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Getting rid of some stuff that needs to be gotten rid of, like a gigantic cucumber from my garden and an overgrowth of mint from my other garden. Also leftover gnudi, leftover tomato sauce with eggplant, and some not leftover yellow squash to make everything feel new. #cookingsky #homecooking 🍽️🌱 0282
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Dal, with eggplant, onion, pepper, shrimp, yogurt and balcony mint. And the rice that killed the rice cooker. Sigh. 🍽️🦐🍆🫑🧅🍚🌱 #cookingsky #homecooking #indianfood 1423
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A Rice Cooker Tragedy I have been using a rice cooker for decades. Because it’s easier. For most people. 🙃 Today I decided to dump both rice and water directly on top of the heating element, instead of into the bowl. I was at least smart enough to not then turn it on. #homecooking #cookingsky 🍽️🎑 3121
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Balcony tomato, sliced egg and mayo on my recently made, shockingly successful bread. Nothing not to like about this. 🍽️🌱🍅🥚🍞 #cookingsky #homecooking 0562
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Finally made a decent bread it's been a fucking minute (thanks, Lahey). 🍽️🥖 #homecooking #bread Sorry about the cursing, but I'm just glad my bread game is back on point. SO FAR. 4296
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Egg and refried beans and jack cheese and avocado salsa and yogurt. #homecooking #cookingsky 🌱🍽️🧀🥚🍎🥑🧅🌶️🫘 0271
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Caprese salad, roasted vegetables & shrimp. Lurid! 🍽️🌱🍅🦐🥦🍆🌶️ #cookingsky #homecooking #capresesalad 4286
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Ricotta gnudi with wild oyster mushrooms and sage. Extruded gnudi is very easy! Will never make it another way again, probably. #homecooking #cookingsky #gnudi 🌱🍽️🍄🟫 2352
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Continuing to try to tame my squash glut with...squash parm! I cannot stress enough the importance of lemon zest in the ricotta - absolutely crucial. 🌱🍽️🍋 #gardening #homecooking #cookingsky #squash 1394
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Q. How many times can I go out to the balcony to get more paper towels and come back without paper towels? A. Five. So many distractions. Plants to water, people walking by to observe... 010
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Four beauties, all in the same 10 foot space. #fungifriends 🍄 2312
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Squashpocalypse! 🌱🍽️🥒🍅 #cookingsky #homecooking #squash 0323
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Wild golden oyster mushrooms, broccoli, celery, (vaguely) hot pepper, celery, onion, squid. With balcony mint & basil, fish sauce, garlic, etc. Thai-ish. 🌱🍽️🧅🍄🥦🦑🌶️🍚 #cookingsky #thaifood 1413
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Song lyrics that are pissing me off all of a sudden: "Are you somewhere feeling lonely? Or is someone loving you?" Why are these the only two choices? Maybe I'm at a restaurant with my sister. Maybe I'm practicing the ukulele. You don't know. #musicsky #ihatemusic #lionelrichie 010
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The glory of salad. 🌱🍽️🍅🌿🥔🥕🧅🧀 #cookingsky #balconygarden #homecooking #potatosalad #capresesalad 1280
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Finally, enough balcony chard to make a side dish! 🌱🥬 #homecooking #cookingsky #balconygarden #gardensky 082
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 18/08/2026An awful lot of the past x days/months/years has been me sitting here with my hands over my mouth wondering wtf was wrong with literally everyone. Help me out. 100
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Stuffies! This Rhode Island clam prep is usually made with sausage, unless I make it, then it's not. Seen here with my first balcony tomatoes and my 500th balcony basil. I bought the corn. I don't think you can grow corn on a balcony, correct me if I'm wrong. 🌱🌿🍅🌽 #cookingsky #homecooking 2150
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Things I wish I had too much of (tomatoes) vs things I have too much of (tarragon). 🌱🍅🌿#gardensky #gardening #urbangarden #nycgarden #apartmentgarden #balconygarden 2110
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Giant mushroom in my parents’ front yard, easily a foot across. #fungifriends 🍄🟫 020
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Some moments call for a pimento cheese sandwich. 🍽️🍜🧀🧀🥪 0295
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Two friends who will soon be called into service. #gardensky #gardening #balconygarden 🌱🌶️🍆 2260
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Spring onion & potato soup with roasted oyster mushrooms. Nothin’ not to like about this. (Finally got rid of all those onions 😂). 🍽️🌱🍄🧅 1383
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Sichuan potatoes, ling cod on sorrel, okra with ginger and soy. All the cuisines! Whoo! #cookingsky 🍽️🌱🥔🌶️🐟 0291
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Most ominous song lyric: Down in the basement, we hear the sound of machines. #musicsky #talkingheads 010
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Riotously colorful salad, with some squash blossoms and a mess of other stuff. 🍽️🌱🥬🍅🍤🥑🌹🧅🥒 #cooking #cookingsky #homecooking 2365
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 25/07/2026This was not the entire dinner. But it was the most photogenic part. Grilled corn with tarragon butter. 🍽️🌽 1311
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Monkfish with dill mustard cream sauce, potatoes with smoked paprika, oregano and rosemary. Making that balcony garden work for me! 🍽️🌱🐟🥔 #cooking #cookingsky #homecooking 1781
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Excited to announce the emergence of New Aloe Baby. 🌱 #gardensky #gardening #aloe 0332
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Why yes, I am unemployed, why do you ask? Or! Or! I am now free to make one-woman buffets for a couple of months. 🍽️🌱🌿🥔🍤🐟🧀🥚 #cookingsky #foodsky #cooking #homecooking #balconygarden #urbangardening 1221
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Chilled squash soup with fried balcony sage. The most no-brainer soup ever. Well, you have to pay attention when you're frying sage, but everything else is just autopilot stuff. 🍽️🌱 #cookingsky #foodsky #cooking #homecooking #balconygarden #urbangardening #soup 1440
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Also, happy birthday and all that. Love you despite everything. 000
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Schav with sorrel from the balcony, chopped egg & cucumber, yogurt garnish. I realize I'm posting too much. I'm unemployed 'til fall and doing a lot of cooking in order to feel like I have a job. 😂 (It kinda works.) 🌱🍽️🥔🥚 #cookingsky #homecooking #schav #gardening #gardensky 2371
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Scallop aguachile on an avocado wedge. Did I need more food after the risotto? I did not. And yet. Parsley and mint from the balcony garden. 🍽️🌱🥑🌿 #cookingsky #homecooking #aguachile 0221
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Squid ink risotto with tomato, saffron and ramp butter. Despite having a difficult time extracting the squid ink (first try with this - messy!) and the dish’s weird color, I am happy. 🍽️🦑🍅🍚 #cookingsky #homecooking #risotto 0101
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Very low on food! Scraped together some cheese, bread, celery, peanut butter, shrimp cocktail, pickles…okay, I guess I have some food. 🍽️🧀🍞🍤🥜 2211
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I used up a bottle of ketchup and a bottle of mayonnaise on the same day. 1) Play the lottery? 2) Prepare for the end times? 100
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Happy July 1st from my balcony garden, hangin' on through the heat! #gardening #urbangardening #balconygarden 🌱🍅🌶️🌿🥬🍆 0182
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Gomae made with day lily buds, foraged from next to the driveway upstate, squid with green sauce made with herbs from the balcony downstate. Living off the lands! 🌱🍽️🦑🌹 #homecooking #cookingsky #urbangardening #foraging #balconygardening 1211
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Last year I finally got enough simultaneous Anaheims for a chiles rellenos casserole. Will lightning strike twice??? 🌱🌶️ #gardening #urbangardening #balconygarden 250
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This show jumped the shark years ago. Can we cancel it already? 000
small h @helenjp.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Unagi don, fava bean radish salad with balcony mint. 🍽️🌱🍚 0160
