Here’s what I’ve learned in the last few weeks, folks: PIE IS HARD. Honestly. I thought I’d be able to master, in a week, what generations of cooks spend LIFETIMES perfecting. NO SWEAT, right? Thankfully, I now have THIS. Paula signed it and everything. We’ll give it another go as the holidays approach. In the…
Chicken soup. With noodles. And mushrooms. And quinoa. And soy sauce. And garlic. And…
There is nothing wrong with your standard can of chicken noodle soup. You know what you’re getting when you pour that stuff into your microwave-safe bowl. Broth. Salt. Chicken-ish bits. Noodles the texture of steamed wontons that nourish and satisfy, kinda. Post-snowman-building soup. Pre-NyQuil-drinking soup. It is what it is. But – as anyone who’s…
Grilled cheese sandwiches with pork-mushroom ragù (meat sauce, yo.)
Yes, a simple grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of tomato soup is warm and satisfying. But can’t we do better, friends? For one meal, can’t we leave nostalgia for that platonic post-leaf-raking, aprés-snow-shoveling meal aside, and give as much love to the grilled cheese sandwich as it has given us? Which is to say:…
Roast chicken, kale and cabbage salad, Brussels sprouts with almonds and Parmesan, and sriracha-glazed bacon mashed potatoes with garlic.
The focus of today’s post is gallus gallus domesticus – the most successful ex-dinosaur on the planet – and how easily one can become part of an elegant and simple dinner, starring three options for sides you’ll love – each of which will feed about four. Selma here sings Hootie and The Blowfish songs – a little too…
Full-Fridge Sushi: leftovers, the Rice Cube, and Bacon. Because, Bacon.
Today, we make sushi. Yes, I realize that there isn’t a sliver of tuna* to be seen above, and that’s on purpose…because it’s pretty clear that many folks out there enjoy eating sushi, but when it comes to handling raw fish and assembling it themselves…they’d rather leave it up to the chef behind the counter…
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