A pandemic-friendly side that waits for you in the fridge.
Read moreEver-present marinated beans
Beans, glorious beans—with roasted broccoli and butternut squash.
Happy Pub Day to Me
I birthed two babies and a book!
Read moreChimichurri, salsa verde, zhoug, chermoula
Fresh, spicy, salty...a tasty repository for all your herbs about to go south.
DIY green sauce, from the remnants of your fridge
Read moreSecret Weapon Split Pea Soup
This humble hunk of prosciutto will transform the mundane.
A prosciutto end will make lovers out of haters.
Read more7-Minute Eggs and the Art of Losing
My idea of heaven, on the path of the gods in Praiano.
A small pleasure in a profound time.
Read moreModern-Day Lard
Contemporary cookies with an age-old ingredient.
Read moreSobrasada Makes An Intense Grilled Cheese
The gorgeous town of Valldemossa.
Adventures with Mallorcan spreadable salami.
Read moreLife-Affirming Tofu
With good treatment, tofu becomes a treat.
And why ordering steamed tofu on a date is a terrible idea.
Read moreLast Hurrah Summer Produce
October corn fritters—hot sauce or syrup?
When global warming messes with your culinary plans.
Read moreGreen Curry Butternut Squash Soup
Classic bowl, neoclassical soup.
Simple Thai flavors reinvigorate a fall favorite.
Read moreMaldon Salt Is Very Special
Four types of salt, from left to right: iodized, kosher, grey, Maldon.
All my life I've looked for you, and today my dreams come true.
Read moreCooking Away From Home
A good cabin-cooking strategy means more time hanging outside with your doggie.
Optimizing what to bring, what to buy, and how to use it all.
Read moreOld-Fashioned Rice Gratin
Crusty, cheesy rice.
How to be content with a vegetable love.
Read moreThe Garlic Powder Bias
Medieval mansplaining.
Everyone likes it, though you may think you don't.
Read moreMysterious Helda Beans
Perhaps this sundial from Bergamo can tell you when Helda beans will appear. It's definitely sometime in this period.
Whatever you call them, they are an early summer treat.
Read moreSticky BBQ Sauce
Sticky icky icky, ooh weee!
Slather it on something in honor of America.
Read moreRhubarb and Custard
It's better than candy.
A forgotten treat from across the pond.
Read morePomegranate, Lamb, Lamb, Harissa
Yogurt and pomegranate seeds make these taste (and look) their best.
Have you seen my meatball pass this way?
Read moreSpring Vegetable Variations
English peas and favas, shelled in the UK drizzle.
A flexible technique to use the season's greenest flavors.
Read moreNot Organic, Not Seasonal, Not Local
Snow day quietness.
Combating winter with Mexican produce.
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