Fresh green herbs bring zip to this easy spring pasta with peas and asparagus.
Read moreMeyer Lemon and Parsnip Tea Cake with Olive Oil
Springy Meyer lemons usher in a new season as earthy-sweet grated parsnips represent the last days of winter. Celebrate with a moist, intensely aromatic cake that brings the two together. It's bright from the Meyers, complex from a good glug of fruity olive oil, and a breeze to throw together. Plus it's vegan.
Read moreSupposed To
I got a jar of extra-virgin coconut oil because it’s supposed to be the healthiest kind of fat out there. A friend of mine, who’s not supposed to have animal products of any kind, eats a tablespoon straight from the jar every day. But then another friend said her nutritionist told her it’s bad for the environment because it destroys the native habitat of gorillas or something like that.
Read moreYour Fridge Is A Portal to Awesomeness
It's time to reconsider your refrigerator. It's not just a magnet holder. It's not just a big, cold box. It is the portal through which you open up magnificent possibilities.
The refrigerator is one of the few areas of my life I have sorted out. It’s not empty; it’s not crowded. Very few of its contents are wilted, moldy, expired, or just plain trashy. Look under my car’s hood, or at my bank account statement, or in my neglected compost heap for horror stories. My fridge? I rock our fridge.
Read moreMeyers, My Little Lemon Easter Eggs
Somewhere I read that Ruth Reichl does not like Meyer lemons. Now I think of her every time I see them or buy them, and I buy them every time I see them. I love Meyer lemons.
Read moreI Still Use Cookbooks
I still use cookbooks because I have cookbooks. A lot of them.
I still use cookbooks because I like to write on their pages. Sometimes with a fine-tip Sharpie and sometimes with a pen. If I really love a recipe, there are notes all over it, probably with a few different writing implements. And if I really, really love a recipe, there’s only one note, probably “YES!!” or a drawing of a heart or something dippy like that.
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