I’ve been saving this one for a lull. It’s not like I haven’t been cooking over here (although I’ll be the first to admit that the scale has tilted sharply in favor of desserts, leaving actual food by the wayside), it’s just that a recent slew of ambitious recipes has failed to excite me as [...]

What a charming little ragout this is with its pretty okra flowers. This is reassuring. This means it’s still summer, at least for today. I keep expecting to arrive at the farmer’s market and see that poof! all the corn and tomatoes have been replaced with sweet potatoes and butternut squash, but apparently it doesn’t [...]

My first encounter with turkey legs was traumatic. Early on in our courtship, the husband and I took a trip to Disney World (yes, we were still basically children). And there was this place in the Magic Kingdom, in Frontierland, that sold smoked turkey legs. We figured they had to be amazing because all the obese [...]

Ahh. It does feel good to be back. I just spent 17 days in Israel with no computer, no cell phone, and no kitchen, feeling completely cut off from my normal life in the best possible way. What I treasure most about vacations are the totally inane daily decisions that take on such importance. Should [...]

Sometimes this happens. I’ll be on the fence about posting a recipe, and then I’ll have the leftovers, and realize that oh, yes. People must be told of this. Now I am not a fan of fennel in its raw form (licorice, blech!), which is what drew me to this dish initially. Clotilde, creator of [...]

with Potato Puree, Swiss Chard, and Horseradish Cream The key to throwing a successful dinner party is not planning ahead. It’s not thinking carefully about the guest list to ensure that you’ll have an eclectic group of people to have “interesting” conversations with each other. It’s not making sure that you begin the night with an empty [...]