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Jan 31, 20213 min read

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 16, 20214 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.

Dec 30, 20202 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 19, 20204 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 6, 20202 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.

Nov 26, 20203 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 4, 20202 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.

Oct 14, 20203 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 2, 20202 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.

Sep 18, 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 7, 20203 min read

honey wheat bread

This soft, chewy, honey-sweetened loaf will transform your lunchtime sandwiches and fill your kitchen with fresh bread smells.

Aug 28, 20201 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 15, 20202 min read

creamy cilantro sauce

This tangy, citrusy cilantro sauce with a kick of garlic heat goes on everything, everything, everything.

Aug 6, 20201 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.

Jul 23, 20202 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 10, 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.

Jun 27, 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 14, 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.

May 31, 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 22, 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.