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Easy Cranberry Syrup for Holiday Cocktails & Mocktails
Second only to pumpkin, our favorite flavor has to be cranberry. I grew up near some of the oldest cranberry bogs on Cape Cod, so I feel a personal connection to this native fruit. Plus, my...
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Irresistible Crispy Broccoli with Bacon Breadcrumbs
I have an ongoing campaign to feed my family {and myself} more vegetables. For years, we subsisted on crudites–cut up raw vegetables in small bowls–kept everyone happy. Now that the girls are firmly...
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One-Pot Pasta Puttanesca with Eggplant & Peppers
It certainly feels like time to get back to ordinary weeknight cooking and easy comfort food. And this one-pot pasta puttanesca is a fit! I love the big flavors from the red chili flakes, olives,...
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5 Ingredient Big Batch Homemade Granola
Whenever I browse the granola in the breakfast cereal aisle, I always have two questions: Why is it so gosh-darn expensive? And why don’t more people make homemade granola? Granola is ridiculously...
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2019 Homemade Edible Holiday Gift Guide
For the holidays, we always make sugar cookies and gingerbread houses. But I don’t typically ship off an edible holiday gift. This year, I’ve joined in the Food52 holiday gift swap. I love the idea of...
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Creamy Wild Mushroom Risotto in a Single Pot
Here’s a recipe I think you should make this holiday season–mushroom risotto. It’s a wonderful vegetarian side dish for many holiday meals. I think it’s the perfect accompaniment for a traditional...
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Hummus Loaded with Roasted Cauliflower
Any hummus–whether storebought or homemade–is improved then you treat it like pizza. That’s right: think toppings! I like to focus on one simple topping, like chopped olives, roasted red peppers or...
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A Cocktail Party Menu for Your Next Gathering
How are you celebrating the end of the decade? It’s been a doozy! And so it seems more important than ever to me to reach out and connect with other people. Even to host a gathering. It doesn’t have...
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Maple Oatmeal Scones with Walnuts & Dried Fruit
It’s a new year and with the holidays behind us, are you surprised to find oatmeal scones on the menu? But around here, everything is on the table all the time. I’m a true fan of all types of whole...
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Why Spanish Tortilla is Our Favorite Staple
In every town in every part of Spain we traveled last spring, there was always tortilla espanola, or Spanish tortilla. There’s a very good reason for this. This little frittata-like dish is a...
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Honeycrisp, Shaved Beet and Fennel Waldorf Salad
This is not a classic Waldorf salad. Most notably, there is no mayonnaise. And there are no raisins. So, what makes it a Waldorf at all? Apples! Crisp apples with the crunchy elements of celery,...
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The Real Deal on Slow Cooker Short Ribs
Tender braised short ribs served in a succulent sauce over polenta is a wintertime favorite. But cooking the short ribs is not a “set it and forget it” type of thing. These tough, sinewy and bony cuts...
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Creamy Potato, Leek and Carrot Soup
If there is one food group I cannot live without it’s soup. For a home cook, soup is a treasure, a resource, a refuge. When there is, seemingly no food in the house–soup. When you have lost all...
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Masterful Cast Iron Seared Steak from Your Oven–for Two
It’s mid-Februrary and I’m working on a big grilling story for Fine Cooking magazine. {I’m far from impartial but this is a fantastic source for easy-to-celebratory recipes on the web you can trust.}...
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Extra-Crispy Fried Tofu Rice Bowls
Tofu makes a regular rotation on our dinner menus. And for several months now I’ve been perfecting the crispy tofu cutlet. I’ve used tapioca starch and rice flour, potato starch and regular flour....
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Vanilla Tea Latte for Two
We are a big tea household. There’s something about having a warm cup to wrap your hands around when everything feels like it’s spinning out of control. It’s more important than ever to create quite...
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Springtime Three-tiered Carrot Cake with Extra Frosting
A 3-tiered carrot cake with ample frosting is perfect for the first-time baker and for any occasion–Easter, birthdays, anniversaries–and springtime! My daughter, Cece, will turn 12 this month. And...
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An Easter Brunch Menu for Staying At Home
Everything is different now. Still, there’s good reason to break out of the ordinary and plan a wonderful Easter brunch. Here are my favorite menu ideas. Some holidays are quiet affairs. We have spent...
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Easiest Crispy Sheet Pan Hash Browns
Love homemade hash browns? Here are two simple steps to get them crispy–pre-grated potatoes and a hot, oiled sheet pan–plus a deluxe version. My friend, Heidi, is an amazing cook who also helps me...
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Easy Peasy Homemade Pita Bread
Here is the quickest homemade pita bread recipe made with just three ingredients for easy lunches and weeknight dinners. Last summer, my sister, Beth–mother of two who lives near Boston–asked me to...
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