hot chocolate
One cold, February night last year, a rare snowstorm was closing in on us. I was worried about the power going out, and hurried to fill a quart jar with homemade hot chocolate to keep nearby. We ...
chocolate granola
It's almost Valentine's Day, which means we need a series on chocolate. It's a Monday, in the dead of winter. So...we need a series on chocolate. It's a day that ends in -day. Need ...
pomegranate-chile tofu
[cue dramatic voice-over] Previously, on eat your vegetables...vanilla bean-flecked milk transforming into yogurt! pomegranate juice being transformed into molasses! a wok of pasty tofu cubes ...
pasta with kale, garlic, and lemon
I'm taking full advantage of a long-awaited opportunity to clang around the kitchen at 4am. There are seven tiny jars of vanilla-bean-flecked yogurt tucked in for the night. A handy little pan full ...
falafel with tzatziki
Allright, let's keep this going. I shall call this series... The Poorly Photographed Food I Eat at 2am. Catchy, right? Up now: falafel with tzatziki and crispy, oven-baked ...
corn muffins
I love a crispy-crusted skillet cornbread, but, I love me a sweet, cake-y corn muffin even more. I guess I'll never be a Southerner. But! I just began what I hope will be the tradition of ...
pecan sandies
Wha? Two posts in one day? This is me trying to make up for my recent absences. This is me trying to bring as much cookie goodness to your face as I can before Christmas ...
peppermint sandwich cookies
You slather silky pink peppermint buttercream between two soft, shortbread-y chocolate wafers. You press the two sides together ever so gently to urge the buttercream to the edges, just enough to ...
gingerbread men
Make a gazillion Christmas cookies with sister? Check. Just 47 more things to do and then I'll be ready for Christmas. Maybe. No big deal. Decorated gingerbread didn't make the cut this ...
chocolate chip cookies, classic + vegan/gluten-free
With Christmas lurking less than three weeks away, my sister and I need to get cracking on our annual holiday tradition of sending out tins of cookies. I'm not sure what's on this year's menu ...
roasted butternut squash soup
Oh, hi there. I haven't felt all that great lately, so this little space has been a bit neglected. But, last night, I got back into the kitchen. It felt good. I tried to make these lemon ...
lentil stew with spinach and potatoes
I'd always heard that there's no such thing as a simple home improvement project; that once you've started you've opened up a can of worms. Now I know that saying is true, for sure. We ...