Easy and Elegant: Lemony Wild Mushroom Pasta
I’ve missed you.* Life’s been frenzied lately: A trip to San Francisco for the food world’s annual IACP conference, with an afternoon detour to LA to conduct an interview. A dizzying number of work deadlines shoehorned in. And before that, Harry’s eleven-day-long spring break. (Counting the days? Who, me?) With all that whoop-de-do, there hasn’t ...Keep Reading
Gnocchi in Butternut Procrastination Sauce
I found my next cookbook idea: Procrastination Cooking. Procrasticooking? Lately it seems that some of my best recipes are born out of borderline panicked, it’s-5:30-and-I-haven’t-thought-about-dinner necessity. Take this dish—tender, chewy gnocchi in a creamy sauce scented with brown butter and blood orange juice. It came about after I noticed that a long-neglected butternut squash was ...Keep Reading
(Not Too) Cheesy Zucchini Fritters
I use zucchini a lot. Like, a-lot-a-lot. But even I get tired of it sometimes, so I like to pair it with something that takes away from its zucchininess, just a bit. In this case, that’s potatoes. And feta. And Parmesan. Fried in just a bit of olive oil, you wind up with crispy little ...Keep Reading
Happy Accident
Two weeks ago I bought a bunch of mint at the farmers’ market. At least, that’s what I thought. I used it in some of my standard recipes, like this dead-simple herb marinade, but the results surprised me. The flavor was just a bit off, and I couldn’t put my finger on why. The following ...Keep Reading
Corn, Zucchini, and Spicy Pesto Pizza
I’ve missed you. Really, I have. I’ve been a terrible blogger lately (well, I’m still blogging twice a week on Weight Watchers, but that seems to be all I can handle right now). My first excuse: a week in Maine, our second summer taking Harry to the area we stumbled upon during our honeymoon. This ...Keep Reading






