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PASTA WITH ROASTED CAULIFLOWER, CHORIZO + WINTER PESTO
She told me about what she thinks about her body; that people at her table are talking about getting married. She listens to my feedback about her effort at soccer practice and asks me to speak in a more calm voice (I wasn’t yelling for the record, but I do get passionate when I want […]
TOMATO SOUP WITH SPICY SAUSAGE AND ORZO
Less of my friends are having babies and needing deliverable meals these days, but there will always be something happening in life when it feels good to give someone a dinner off. I brought this to my sisters’ family last week, after they’ve had to make a sudden move from the Palisades due to the […]
12 Last-Minute Thanksgiving Sides That Don’t Feel Last-Minute
Need one more Thanksgiving side? These fast, beautiful dishes come together in minutes but look like you planned them days ago. If you’re scrambling to round out your Thanksgiving side dishes this week, this is the list to browse. An emphasis on color, brightness, manageable (seasonal) ingredient lists, and big flavor is the order of […]
Broiled Saffron Dates
If you’ve been to my house at any point in recent years, you’ve likely had these dates. They take only slightly more effort to make than placing dates unadorned on a plate. And, there must be something unusually captivating about them because people always ask me how to make them. Someone in the comments called them […]
10 Winter Salads That Steal the Show
I love a good winter salad. Cold weather welcomes bright salads, rich in color, flavor, and texture. The markets right now are all about chicories, citrus, and avocado. There are carrots, celeriac, and other roots. And then mushrooms, apples, nuts, and kale for days. For me, it’s a favorite time of year for salads. They […]
Pasta with Creamy Crushed Walnut Sauce
This is the best thing I’ve cooked with the least amount of effort in the past month. Most of my lazy lunches never make it to the site, but this pasta is an exception. If you have a favorite dried pasta, a few cloves of garlic, walnuts, and black pepper you can make it too. […]
Forged by Nature: How Maine Shapes This Artist’s Pottery
>Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. Kelly McEvers: Hanako Nakazato says, when she was a kid, she didn’t want to work in pottery. Hanako Nakazato: I grew up in Karatsu, which is known for history of pottery. So when I was younger, I wasn’t interested in pottery. It was […]
A Good Blended Vegetable Soup
This blended vegetable soup often makes an appearance after a trip. Specifically, when we arrive home to a mostly empty refrigerator. Alternately, I tend to cook it if f I’m needing a relatively low-lift, healthful soup that will yield some legit leftovers to be excited about later in the week. Because it’s blended, this soup […]
Sautéed Brussels Sprouts with Garlic-Oregano Oil
These Brussels sprouts are just a ditty of a recipe, really. I threw them together as part of a quick lunch. And honestly, the Brussels sprouts I had on hand we’re a bit brutish – larger than I like, cosmetically rough, and past their prime. But after giving them a good scrub, and preening all […]
Holiday Baking Beyond Cookies
Few people love baking holiday cookies more than me, but a good amount of my favorite December baking happens outside the cookie platter. Think fragrant spice cakes, all things citrus, buttery, and bright – or deep, melty chocolate on the frostiest nights. Here are some good December bakes beyond the cookie plate. 10+ Holiday Baking […]