Brown Butter Noodles: World’s Easiest Comfort Food
When I think “comfort food,” usually it conjures images of long-simmered, filling soups, gooey, crusty macaroni and cheese, or creamy, cozy chicken pot pie. All wonderful, of course, but also time-consuming. Y’know, challenging for a parent to pull off. So what I’m going to share with you today may just rock your world: My friends, ...Keep Reading
Great Cookbooks for Holiday Gifts (Recipe: Quick Olive Focaccia)
Did you know that cookbooks make terrific holiday gifts? It’s true. Really. And I happen to know a whole group of food writers with cookbooks so varied, one of them should make almost anyone you know exceptionally happy. We all got together to throw a little virtual potluck today—each of us has cooked something from ...Keep Reading
QSS Potato Leek Soup
QSS stands for three of my favorite adjectives: Quick, Sweet, and Smoky. I suppose it should really be QSSC, since this rustic soup is also deliciously chunky. My friends, I threw this together on my lunch hour just now. Well, insomuch as I have a lunch “hour.” Working at home means my day is relatively ...Keep Reading
(Meatless Mostdays) Pam Anderson’s Cook without a Book: Meatless Meals
You know how sometimes, when you finally meet an idol, you totally screw it up? You don’t? Oh. Well then you’ll really get a kick out of this story. Two weeks ago I attended the launch event for Kat Flinn’s new book, The Kitchen Counter Cooking School—I wrote about it here. You may recall I ...Keep Reading
Melissa Clark’s Figgy, Piggy Chicken
My worlds have been colliding lately. Take this (unbelievably delicious) recipe involving chicken, figs, and bacon. It’s by Melissa Clark, from her first cookbook. Y’know, the one I mentioned a week ago today, in my story about Melissa’s new book. The one I wrote the catalog copy for. The one whose manuscript pages I still ...Keep Reading
