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Baked Ziti
I discovered a truly fantastic version of baked ziti in 2017 when I started cooking from Colu Henry’s Back Pocket Pasta. Big, hearty, family-style pastas are a great love of mine, but my baked ziti...
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The World’s Best Cookies
My mom received the recipe for The World’s Best Cookies fourth-hand. By the time I found the recipe in her three-ring recipe folder, it had notes on it written by three different women, along with a...
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Roasted Delicata Squash
I have Molly Watson to thank for the inspiration here. It’s the best delicata squash recipe I know. Years ago she created a miso-harissa slather she used on roasted delicata squash. It was a...
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Walnut Miso Noodles
The markets here are full of color right now. Gold, red, and orange beets. Pink-fleshed pomelos. Tiny purple-streaked artichokes. Deep, dark leafy greens. This week I filled my basket with my favorite...
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Buttermilk Pie
My take on buttermilk pie – a twist on a beloved, easy to make, classic pie. Favorite aspects here are a bright, tangy, and silky textured filling cradled by a buttery, structured, home-made crust....
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Creamy Wild Rice Soup
Do yourself a favor and buy a couple bags of wild rice. Now cook up a big pot, be patient, wait for the rice to plump and split. Freeze some for future meals, and put the rest to use in whatever...
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Rose Shortbread Cookies
These are buttery, whole-wheat shortbread cookies – fragrant with rosewater, flecked with toasted nuts and dried rose petals. They have a crunchy dusting of sugar on top that provides a satisfying,...
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Simple Garlic Kale
Cooking kale for just a flash over high heat without being shy with garlic is my go-to method for cooking kale, or most greens really. You want it simple and fast, so the kale retains a hint of...
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Baked Pasta
This is a hearty, rustic, warm-you-from-the-inside baked pasta casserole. It’s what to make when the weather report icons are snowflakes or thunderclouds. Mustard notes cut into the starchy goodness...
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Roasted Tomato Soup
This is a variation of the roasted tomato soup recipe I featured in Super Natural Cooking. I love it because it’s one of those recipes that is quite simple, but the results are absolutely chef’s kiss....
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Grissini (Italian Breadsticks)
Grissini bring charm and drama wherever they appear. The beloved thin and crispy Italian breadsticks are great alongside a cheese board, welcome crumbled over soup, and are forever kid-friendly. At...
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Wintery Spring Rolls
On a recent trip, I packed spring rolls for the flight – a travel first for me. Over the years I’ve done leftover sesame noodles, veggie burgers, quinoa bites, quinoa patties, and chickpea salad – but...
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Shaker Apple Pie
Inspiration for this apple pie struck not long after posting a Shaker lemon pie earlier this year. I stumbled on a book about Shaker life and design in a used book store. My head was still in Shaker...
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Winter Penne Pasta
This winter penne pasta was inspired by the contents of a produce box. I seem to inherit CSA boxes. Friends and neighbors forget to put holds on their subscriptions before leaving town, and sure...
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Sake Mushrooms
Do you all keep piles of *very important things* around? Bills, notes, magazine clippings – that sort of thing? I do, but inevitably, the most important documents disappear into the depths of the...
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