When we were in Portugal (waaayyy back in the day, 2004), we ate seafood for pretty much every meal. There were all of these outdoor restaurants lining the streets, and at many of them, they’d have their fresh seafood displayed in a refrigerator case and you could choose exactly which piece of fish you wanted. [...]

I hope you guys realize how lucky you are. You are gradually becoming privy to all my granola bar trade secrets. If anyone attempts to publish a compendium of these recipes for profit, I will hunt you down and I will kill you. (Yes, that is a threat.) These are intended for personal use only. [...]

Dear Chocolate-Raspberry Squares, I miss you so much already! I know we were only together for less than 24 hours, but those hours were some of the most intense and magical hours of my entire life! I don’t wanna freak you out, but…I think I may be falling for you…hard. When we were together it was [...]

Sometimes things get a little, um, frenetic in this kitchen, and you know what doesn’t help the situation? Me attempting to string up a bizarre lighting contraption with a dangling cord in an effort to improve the food photography, which really just resulted in me feeling like I had a freakin spotlight shining on me [...]

Since I make my own granola bars, it logically follows that I make my own granola, right? Right. Alright. Glad we’re on the same page. Interestingly enough (or at least interesting to me, since I’m fascinated by my own granola trajectory and everything that has to do with granola in general), the bars preceded the granola, and it wasn’t until I [...]

It’s time to relate a painful and shameful story from my past. It’s a story that only the people who are closest to me know, an incident that drudges up such shameful pain that I have tried to block it out these past few years. But you can’t escape your past, people, and you can’t undo [...]

Once in a great while, a recipe comes along that I am so enamored with, it gets awarded a permanent spot in my repertoire. This is a very special honor because I am always wanting to make new things, of course, and so a repeat performance is rare. So in honor of Valentine’s Day, I’d [...]

The only things better than warm, buttery frosted maple scones fresh from the oven for dessert are warm, buttery frosted maple scones fresh from the oven for breakfast. I know this because (are you ready for this?) I made these babies for dessert last night and again for breakfast this morning. But before you call [...]

No bells and whistles here, just your path to simple, perfectly cooked Brussels sprouts. The trick here is in the preliminary blanching, which can be done up to 24 hours in advance of the final cooking. Next, the sprouts are heated in butter on the stovetop until sizzling, placed in the oven and baked, and [...]

We’re getting in gear for the Super Bowl over here! And no, I have not yet attempted to make my own puff pastry or hot dogs…OK, hot dogs will probably never happen, but puff pastry I could see (project!)…so for now, I’m content with introducing you to the hands-down easiest and best pigs in blankets [...]