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one-bowl soft and chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
These cookies bake up puffy-soft but bite chewy from the oats; a not overly sweet treat to brighten the long winter evenings.
Jan 31, 20213 min read


Cookbook Challenge: Anthony Bourdain’s Risotto
It took me nearly four years to make a recipe from Anthony Bourdain's cookbook. Join me as I flounder and swoon amid the toil of risotto.
Jan 16, 20214 min read


morning yogurt bowl + how to peel and de-seed a pomegranate without spraying red juice everywhere
Give it ten minutes and you'll be eating fistfuls of scarlet juice orbs like an Egyptian queen.
Dec 30, 20202 min read


orange chocolate cinnamon rolls with citrus cream cheese frosting
Throw on a Christmas record, brew a pot of coffee, and eat an orange chocolate cinnamon roll—because it's been a goddamn year.
Dec 19, 20204 min read


sweet potato pizza with balsamic onions and kale
This hearty and satisfying wintertime pizza holds all my near-and-dear ingredients—not least, the rich and pillowy sweet potato.
Dec 6, 20202 min read


ginger garlic noodles with red pepper, scallions, and grated egg
If you just spent a day or two in turkeypiepotato town, consider this a recovery dish; hit the reset button with ginger, garlic, and lime.
Nov 26, 20203 min read


one-pot butternut squash pasta
Late fall brings long evenings, inviting us to slow down, cut up a squash, eat it with pasta, and then go to bed.
Nov 4, 20202 min read


rustic apple danishes
It's the season for bringing home too many apples! Why not toss a few in cinnamon-sugar and bake them on a flaky butter bed?
Oct 14, 20203 min read


2-for-1 fall cocktails: bourbon apple punch and ginger orange hot toddy
These fall drinks feature bright citrus, warming ginger and brown sugar, sweet apples and honey, and the spirit of autumn itself: whiskey.
Oct 2, 20202 min read


peanut butter banana chocolate chip (and cinnamon) muffins
It's 10:30am and your belly's rumbling: time for your morning snack. Time for these muffins.
Sep 18, 20202 min read


honey wheat bread
This soft, chewy, honey-sweetened loaf will transform your lunchtime sandwiches and fill your kitchen with fresh bread smells.
Sep 7, 20203 min read


Claire Saffitz's Gourmet Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
In this special edition, I slog through making Claire Saffitz's gourmet peanut butter cups with improper equipment and an angry cat.
Aug 28, 20201 min read


creamy cilantro sauce
This tangy, citrusy cilantro sauce with a kick of garlic heat goes on everything, everything, everything.
Aug 15, 20202 min read


fresh corn + tomato + pesto pizza
Looking for ways to send peak-season corn and tomatoes down the hatch? I recommend a soft and chewy barge of pesto-smothered pizza crust.
Aug 6, 20201 min read


broccoli slaw with greek yogurt + walnuts
It's the slaw days of summer, so grab your biggest bowls and pack them with all things cool and crunchy.
Jul 23, 20202 min read


berry + spiced cookie icebox cake
Pledge your allegiance to no-bake dessert with this frozen block of berries, spiced cookies, and cream.
Jul 10, 20202 min read


Juneteenth Red Punch
In my first official observance of Juneteenth, I made red punch, a staple drink on this holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US.
Jun 27, 20202 min read


spicy bean + quinoa burgers with radish, cucumber, and avocado
Amid this strange and unpredictable reality, summer seems to have come—so get your beans in your burgers and your burgers on the grill.
Jun 14, 20202 min read


shakshuka (eggs cooked in spiced tomato sauce) over pasta
It's been a tough week in Minneapolis. So I cooked something soothing and simple—shakshuka over pasta—and let my heavy heart be heavy.
May 31, 20202 min read


dalgona coffee (Korean whipped coffee beverage)
Have you hopped on the dalgona coffee bandwagon? I did, and it made me feel like a prince.
May 22, 20202 min read
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