These are my favorite holiday (also non-holiday) cookie at the moment. They’re buttery. So buttery. Crispy on the outside and a little chewy on the inside. And filled with enough ginger to give them the tiniest kick and brighten all the other ingredients.
Read MoreI have a backlog of recipes to post, but for some reason they all feel daunting. Maybe it’s that anything requiring more than a handful of ingredients feels insurmountable because 2020. Can’t we all just live on snacks?
I didn’t know the Supreme Court justices’ names before I went to law school. I don’t even remember if I knew they were called justices and not judges.
If mac ‘n cheese is on the menu, I order it every time. I can’t help myself. It’s my comfort food of choice. And this is the mac ‘n cheese of my dreams.
It’s been one of those weeks. Plans upended for more pressing matters. Creativity in inconvenient bursts. And in the midst of it: what to make for dinner? So I turned to a trusty standby. One that tastes like summer and fall at once.
I felt the need for some variety, so I just made myself sourdough scallion pancakes for lunch. They were good as pancakes go. But given the choice between pancakes and waffles, I’ll choose waffles every time.
Read MoreMy mom and I made puttanesca together recently, and it’s easy, comforting, and packed with flavor. If you’re looking to impress your bubble-mates, this is just the thing.
Read MoreThese scones deliver even when elections do not. I’m using them as a reminder to replace global panic with local action. Whether you need that reminder or not, I think these scones will hit the spot.
Read MoreIf there’s anything that tastes like summer to me, it’s this cabbage pico de gallo. My parents made it for family gatherings growing up, and we’d all hang around the bowl the rest of the evening.
Read MoreThis is the first in what I hope will be a semi-regular appearance of “Lusty Leftovers.” Leftovers that get us all hot and bothered. For those of us who want a night off cooking and for those who want some variety in life.
Read MoreI ran across Hetty McKinnon’s vegetarian sushi salad recipe recently and knew it was just the thing to stave off my cravings for Sushi Kappo Tamura. At least until it’s safe to visit.
Read MoreP.F. Chang’s introduced me to lettuce wraps when I was a teenager. It felt so novel* to eat a taco out of lettuce. The cool, crisp lettuce filled with warm, savory filling.
Read MoreJonathan lived on bread alone for the first 12 years of his life. His parents tried to get him to eat other food. He wasn’t interested. Then one day he was on his way to summer camp in a car full of friends.
Read MoreIn July 2001, I went to India with a group from my high school. We held babies at one of Mother Teresa’s orphanages and played with kids in rural towns. I hesitate to bring up the trip because I’m embarrassed.
Read MoreI made Half Baked Harvest’s Everything Bagel Salad for dinner a couple of weeks ago, and I’m still thinking about it. It’s everything I want in a dinner salad: Fast. Filling. And made with ingredients I generally have on hand all year long.
Read MoreHappy Juneteenth! Just before her 90th birthday, Opal Lee decided to walk from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington D.C. to try and get Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday.
Read MoreOur landlord pounded on the front door. So I got up from the dinner table, opened the door, and stood agape as he puffed himself up and screamed at my partner and me. His face reddened and spit-soaked fuck-bombs came flying out of his mouth.
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