I did not know that shrimp parmesan was a region-specific delicacy until I moved out of the New York metro area. It was a dish I had grown up on, almost as common as chicken, eggplant, or veal parmesan: pretty much every pizza joint on Long Island has it on the menu, either in platter or sandwich form (otherwise known as the classic “shrimp parmesan hero.”) Tender, succulent, and sweet, the shrimp pairs well with the tangy tomato sauce and salty blend of cheeses, balancing ou

One of the biggest struggles in our household is figuring out what to do for lunch every week. My fiance and I have differing styles of meal prep: he likes to make one big batch of something on Sunday, to have over the next four or five days, whereas I prefer to wing it: dinner leftovers, restaurant leftovers, work meeting leftovers… you get the drift. Fiance often takes care of that big batch of something – chili, southwestern chicken salad, something or other with quinoa, b

On March 8, 1971, at the burgeoning of the women’s liberation movement, several hundred young activists marched from an International Women’s Day rally at Boston Common into the city of Cambridge and ended up seizing a Harvard University building in the name of feminism. They called it “The Women’s Center.” The activists were young, spirited, and savvy, drawn to the feminist scene in Boston the way some activists are drawn to progressive Oakland today. They barricaded the doo