Brunch Recipe: Zucchini-Gruyere Tart
Ever since our dear, dear child was born, Stephen and I don’t entertain as much as we might like. There’s the boy’s birthday party, of course, and the cooking I do for my in-laws’ various celebrations, and one very casual Thanksgiving, but other than that it’s usually a last-minute, hey-why-don’t-you-stay-for-dinner kind of thing. No planning, ...Keep Reading
Quick & Easy: Chicken Lo Mein
Is there anything more satisfying than a noodle dish? Think about it: pasta with rich meat sauce or hearty mushrooms, egg noodles topped with smothered chicken or tender brisket, spaetzle all by itself. The only problem is, most of those require a considerable amount of time, for sauces to simmer and for dried noodles to ...Keep Reading
Bribery, Phase II: With a Recipe for Quick Pasta with Browned Butter, Corn & Almonds
The bribery—excuse me, encouragement via promise of reward—continues anew. Three weeks after our initial breakthrough, when Harry ate a new vegetable every day for fourteen straight days, he continues to try unfamiliar vegs without (much) complaint. But here’s the thing I’m most proud of: He’ll now eat cucumber, carrots, or sugar snap peas for a ...Keep Reading
Samoa Cookie Bars
A long, long time ago, waaaaay back in the early days of Words to Eat By, I made homemade Samoas, everybody’s favorite Girl Scout cookie. Now, I’m not going to swear that I was the first food blogger to do this, but, well. Ahem. Anyhoosie, I first made them six years ago. And I haven’t ...Keep Reading
Nutty Chocolate-Cherry Granola
Olive Oil Granola is kind of a thing, have you heard? Melissa Clark started it, I think, in the New York Times (inspired by the one sold by Bklyn Larder—the very same people behind Franny’s), and soon after The Kitchn raved about the recipe. More recently Jenny at Dinner: A Love Story wrote about it. ...Keep Reading
