Today I Cooked...

File this under simple & satisfying. It's not as strongly flavored as most dishes usually described as sweet & sour, but it...

Socca is a new discovery, and an amazing one at that. Made from chickpea flour, it is typically crafted with olive oil, savory salts, pepper...

Another post from Kay, our favorite expat: Delicious Baked Onions (or, "Nigel says...") from Nigel Slater's "Tender Vol....

I'm at a complete loss re: how to introduce this pizza. So I'll just say it was amazing - funny how that happens when you just go p...

I kinda felt I'd posted enough variations on "roast squash and put it in soup," but Annalise requests the version we made toge...

In an attempt to inspire, sometimes with recipe links and sometimes without: Always healthful, Heidi's savory protein muffins are amazi...

I feel badly that I don't have any idea how much of anything I added to this comforting salad. All I can say is trust your instinct and ...

Also known as the CHOCOLATEY DELICIOUSNESS that was demanded to be posted by my oldest sister. I found the recipe for this perfect wintery ...

Poking around for a quick cookie recipe to feed hungry skiers, I settled on this one from Giada de Laurentis. A little more exciting than ...

Between the aforementioned mom's best friend (for gluten-eaters) and K herself (for gluten-haters), the Christmas cookie needs in this...

Around here lemon season happens in December, but no matter how hard I try I associate lemon treats with spring and summer. Luckily for all ...

...at about 4:00 pm, and there is already only one left. Someone even walked into my apartment begging for some after their roommate returne...

I used to get this at a teeny Israeli restaurant right by my dorm at NYU Law which served only two dishes: hummus and shakshuka - both ...

After three years of various people trying this spiced molasses pie, it was time for a post update. As it turns out, this pie is a delicious...

Again: Used to make all the time. Have terrible memory. Etc etc. Nothing revolutionary here, but if you need a go-to angelfood, this is i...

My friend Jess made me this recipe from her Italian grandmother* who, it turns out, uses yellow cake mix in her baking. Fine by me. I am d...

(Note: I make this in my pressure cooker, 'cause I have never once been organized enough to soak any beans overnight.) Adzuki beans a...

I am so glad I found this recipe again; it is getting dang cold and I need a big pot of it in my life. Also, I found it on a printout of an...

Never has virtue tasted so good. This was an Alton Brown recipe, I think. (His measurements are in ounces with approximations of volume, o...

When I went digging back through my dog-eared pile of paper recipes to find the Apricot Spice Cake, I dug out quite a few more that I'd ...

This used to be my go-to dessert in college and law school, but I'd completely forgotten about it until I tried making Deb's Spiced ...

(Whenever they served Rice Pilaf in our college cafeteria, that's what Kay - the same person who sent me this recipe, actually - would ...

This cake is not what I was envisioning, but it's delicious. Due to a lovely apple picking adventure last weekend, P and I had eaten thr...

A few nights ago, faced with a pork chop that I wanted to cook not with my normal barbecue sauce (I really am trying to branch out. I swear...

And now, a mouthwatering interlude from everyone's favorite Nebraskan (and that's saying a lot, because Nebraskans are mad awesome, ...

Yesterday was my roomie's 20th birthday, and we appropriately threw her a surprise party that included milkshakes served in various coff...

Sliced Fuji apple, honey mustard, and robusto cheese on toasted ciabatta. Makes me want to get Hobbesian (no, not THAT kind of Hobbesian!) a...

I am mildly sad that I decided to make these using a box mix as a base, and not to measure any of my own contributions, because that certain...

Perfect fancy party fare, this macaroon recipe from Bon Apetit defies all laws of good baking and uses the oh-so-dreadful sweetened coconut ...

I wish this post could be titled Blackberry Buttercream Frosting. Sadly, while I intended on making a buttercream, I didn't feel like wa...

Fancy, traditional Moroccan courtyard restaurant in Marrakesh Food stalls in the Djemaa al-Fna in Marrakesh Food stall feast Sorbet at an ic...

I can't believe I forgot to put this concoction up when I first started making it - heaven knows I broadcast its delicious + virtuous qu...

[..... is really hard to spell.] I guess oven dishes are not ideal for summer, but the result was light and fresh, with that sweet-savory vi...

After a trip to New Mexico, a trip to a local butcher and a trip to Safeway where New Mexican green chiles were on sale, pork green chili st...

Since returning from Guatemala, I see to have lost all of my desire to make exciting foods and all of my ability to come up with clever blog...

OK, wowzers ! You go, Militant Carnivore. (I used apple cider vinegar, and ate with fresh dill and goat cheese on top. I'm sooo gl...

Chop and haphazardly mash a peach with a bit of brown sugar. Let it sit a few moments while you flip through classic cookie recipes. Select ...

The Veg, all thinly sliced: Carrot Daikon Radish Broccolini Apple Mushroom* The Sauce: 1 6 oz can coconut milk Juice of one lemon 3 TB brown...

This post is mostly just to say: HEY I MADE A QUICHE! Unlike my intrepid gf - flour - throwing sibling , I am kinda terrified of baking. ...

This one's from our stepmother - great with a warm brie wheel at a party - and I remembered it when I threw up the post about canning ch...

Last Saturday had longstanding plans with a friend to can her surplus CSA-delivered rhubarb and my leftover-from-pie rhubarb. I have a weak...

When I first sat down to write this post, I was at the end of one month in New Zealand, where I was teaching 35 undergrads about health, en...

It's peaches and tomatoes time again! Meaning my diet is about to telescope itself into one happy parade of peaches and tomatoes , eat...

Filling: Sautee in olive oil: 1 medium mild white onion, chopped 2 chopped garlic cloves 1 bunch curly green kale, torn handful pine nuts le...

It's been raining cold rain for 3 days in Denver, so for a friend's b-day dinner tonight, I just wanted big pots simmering on the st...

Sitting at my sunny table with 2 slices of lightly toasted sourdough, topped with: Tiny baby farmer's market grape tomatos, halved small...

Generally, this is a recipe blog, and not an all gluten free blog either. However, an old childhood friend of mine just wrote to say she had...

As simple as it sounds and as beautiful as it looks, especially when paired with sweet cream butter and grated radishes on toast. Roast your...

After a long hiatus, P and I are back in the food cookin' game. Actually, we've been back for awhile, but since I've never been ...

This roasted-tomato goodness was loosely inspired by a soup from Watercourse restaurant here in Denver, though I took it in a richer and cr...

A typical phone call in our family goes like this: Daughter: HiMomHowareIstheweathercrappythereIt'sreallyhothereandPeterissogrumpybecau...

It's "old staples" time again! This was the rice that powered my college career (well, that and a much-more-embarrassing dish...

Wanted cookies, had no eggs, did this instead: 1/2 c butter (1 stick) 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 cups oats 1/2 can canned peaches, chopped 1/2 ts...

This is the kind of peculiar thing I end up eating when I'm left to my own devices with just the already-existing contents of my kitchen...

5 hard boiled eggs 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt 1/8 cup spicy brown mustard splash pickle juice Heavy doses of paprika & dill Salt & p...

Satiating, almond buttery goodness mixed with flax and sesame has quickly made these my favorite post-salad treat at lunch. The recipe is qu...

After learning how to create homemade ravioli in this guest post, and about papaya salads and chayote quesadillas in her last posts, I think...