I first started making vats of these lentils when I was pregnant with my twins and hungry all the time! Now I make it for just about every school potluck meal. It's...
Food
Hostess Gift: Salad Dressing
Last summer our friends Matt and Bobby came over for dinner. Instead of the perfunctory bottle of wine, they brought a jar of delicious salad dressing with a story....
Insta-Dessert
For some reason, I always forget about dessert. Yolanda first showed us this dessert trick: assorted nuts, dried fruit, and whatever dregs of a chocolate bar you...
Trends We Like Smart Supermarkets
There's a chain of great department stores in Switzerland called Globus, which has grocery and wine stores on the lower level. My favorite items are their to-go...
Quick Fix Chicken Adobo
My mom always used to make this when I was a kid. It sounds impressive (aka hard) but couldn't be easier to make. I love the idea of passing the tradition along...
Biscuits to Live By
I’ve been making these perfectly salty, perfectly sweet biscuits for 15 years. The problem is I lose this recipe every few years because it’s written on a scrap...
Vintage Cookbook Find
I came across this book, Children's Gastronomique: A Guide to Gourmet Cooking for Infants and Young People, at a used bookstore this fall. Definitive, comprehensive,...
This Thing We Do Surfer Breakfast
When our friends Dewey and Stephanie Nicks moved from LA to Carpinteria, CA (just south of Santa Barbara) with their 7-year-old twins, George and Madeline, they...
Do Try This At Home Beet, Spelt, and Spinach Salad
I just had a spelt and beet salad with a few spinach leaves and a sprinkling of feta cheese at Al di la, a restaurant in Brooklyn. It was tossed very simply with...
Trends We Like Walmart Goes Local
Of course we would all love to be eating local, sustainable, and organic food. To do this all year, however, requires that you live in a sunny state or have deep...
Recipe Roulette
Shake it up: In an attempt to escape the pasta and broccoli doldrums, I started playing Recipe Roulette with my kids at least once a week. I give them a few cookbooks,...
Elevating the Everyday Coffee Mill Grinder
Our friend in Austria gave her 5 year old son an old coffee mill grinder she bought on eBay. He grinds their coffee, and their neighbor's, every day....
