This is the sort of people my family members are: when my sister had an opportunity to go to Chicago for an extracurricular activity, we all essentially said, “Pizza? Yeah, I could do that,” and then bought our plane tickets. I solicited recommendations from epicurean friends and made an intense schedule with each meal, and a […]
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Near & Far by Heidi Swanson: Cookbook Review
Heidi Swanson is kind of the queen bee of food blogs, and I’m basically an endless trove of 101cookbooks jokes that only a very specific set of people find funny. I mean, my most used blog category is one of them. You guys know what I’m talking about. But the thing is, as much as […]
Chinese-ish Roast Chicken
If your family’s like mine (that is, 4 people who do enjoy a meal but aren’t, you know, actually bears), then, maybe a whole turkey is just too much bird, even on Thanksgiving. As much as I strangely enjoyed spatchcocking a turkey that one year — cracking the breastbone reminded me strongly of CPR training, […]
Harissa Tofu with Greens and Roasted Veg with Miso-Tahini Sauce
In my aspirations, I’m the obnoxious sort of home cook who’s blending up homemade hummus and nut butters and sauces and just sort of blinks blankly when people buy that sort of thing at the grocery store. In reality, I frequently buy those things at the grocery store despite technically having the capability to make […]
Ottolenghi’s lentils with broiled eggplant
The Real Talk portion of the post is as follows: I’m in a bit of a funk. I’m not feeling that inspired in the kitchen, even though fall’s just around the corner (respite from the heat, please come!), and it’s my favorite season for produce. Part of it is my new job that’s keeping me busy. […]