Summer Preview: Ginger-Mint Fruit Salad
Seriously, Memorial Day is Monday? That has to be a mistake. My calendar says we’re only in mid—no wait, late—May. Oh. Guess I’d better lose that five ten pounds, pronto.…
How to Roast Vegetables
Ask a home cook what to do when that crisper full of vegetables threatens to become a slimy pile of mush, and you’ll hear all kinds of suggestions: Pickle! Preserve!…
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…
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…
That's fig butter, tomato jam, marinara, and mango chutney in the small bowls, and cheddar, mozz, and Gruyere in the larger ones.
Potato Skins Bar: Super Bowl Picky Eater Special
Yeah yeah yeah, my kid’s picky. Cry me a river, right? I’ve figured out exactly one trick that entices Harry to eat what I cook: Customization. My individual pot pies,…