braised pork with cranberries
About the time of the first frost (or in our case first huge snowfall in October where the snow is just casually falling out of the sky without any kind of explanation like it’s no big deal), the...
View Articleloss, thanks, and pumpkin pie
Things have been pretty quiet around here. We said goodbye to our sweet pup Oscar last Friday, and since then I’ve been pretty blue. But the thing is, when you have two kids and a busy life, it’s hard...
View Articlenow in season: concord grapes
I’m writing this post from 30,000 feet above the earth and am feeling caught between the epic clouds, the adventure ahead (Mighty Summit, for the win!), layers upon layers of procrastination, and...
View Articlepear pancakes with vanilla and lime
The season has changed in the city. The sky has turned that unmistakable clear September blue, and the trees are edging toward yellow, with bunches of leaves giving up altogether and falling from trees...
View Articleacorn squash polenta and happy to be home
Things got a little rough for us last Sunday night. Our 14 month-old went to sleep with a cold, and quickly took a turn for the worse. By 2 am, she was struggling to breathe and throwing up. A call to...
View Articlebutternut squash and sweet potato hash
When I first moved to Charlottesville, Virginia after ten years in San Diego, I was kind of shocked. With the heat and humidity and small town culture, I felt profoundly out of my element. I hated it...
View Articlefresh pear vinaigrette
I usually make my go-to salad dressing of olive oil and rice wine vinegar with a pinch of salt when dinner is about thirty seconds from the table and I realize the salad isn’t dressed. If I have some...
View Articledomino roasted sweet potatoes
As we ease into the middle of November, Thanksgiving looms pretty large. Very slowly, we’re gearing up. With a small group expected, we’re planning to simplify things by skipping some of the tired...
View Articlenow in season: redbor kale + kale, butternut squash, and orange salad
Our last CSA share of the year featured a bunch of Redbor kale. I loved its deep purple and green hues and stashed it for a weekday salad–my favorite use for kale. A few days later, I roasted a...
View Articlestuffed butternut squash
We’ve been eating our weight in butternut squash lately, and I am a big fan of its abundant, silky flesh. It’s my fave, as far as squash go. While the top of the butternut is nothing but squash, the...
View Articleapple picking & authenticity + apple pancakes
If my rural southern forbears found out that each year I seek out the chance to pick apples, they’d probably be disappointed that I didn’t own the orchard but glad that it was something easy like...
View Articlebaked chicken with tomatoes & garlic
On cool nights in Brooklyn, I loved laying in bed with the windows open. I would drift to sleep and sometimes be startled out of it by the conversational mumbles of the late dinner crowd coming out of...
View Articlegluten-free apple crisp with blackberries
October blackberries are totally a thing. Consider them a gift from a mild fall. We’ve been delighting in the occasional, kind of pricy, half pint of berries for a few weeks now. But since these late...
View Articleroasted cauliflower and garlic soup with caramelized onions
As the days and weeks add up, as the fall seems to have gone from just beginning to full-on, I’m feeling a little stunned. I’ve loved every minute of the mild early fall weather. Now that things have...
View Articleroasted squash wedges with grapefruit and pomegranate
After an October spent traveling, November has been delightfully calm. Around here, in this bright little house we’ve lived in since April, things are good. Coat hooks have been hung. Books sorted. For...
View Articleroasted sweet potato wedges with chimichurri and bacon
Owing to their place as one of the two vegetables my daughters will always eat gladly (the other is broccoli, if you’re curious), I tend to stock up on sweet potatoes. If I look hard enough I can...
View Articlecod and corn chowder
Even on the busiest nights, we almost always serve up a family dinner –– in part because we believe in sitting down as a family and in part because it’s just easier to only cook once. It sounds so...
View Articleroasted cauliflower with figs and olives + the best art school advice
Like many people out there –– whether they are quietly stoking a fulfilling career in the industry or just trying to hold down a day job while creating a little something in the evenings, or both –– I...
View Articleroasted vegetable salad with garlic dressing and toasted pepitas {a guest...
Let’s make it official, shall we fall? We’re kicking off the beginning of jacket season with a roasted everything salad featuring garden carrots, plus CSA chard, beets, and garlic. My friend Sherrie...
View Articlekale salad with sautéed apples
For the squirrels, it started a month ago. The first day of September, before the acorns fell, panic washed over the animal kingdom. Squirrels were more furtive and skittish then ever. Either a deer or...
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