Superfood vegetables make the easiest dinners: hello sweet potatoes! Sweet potatoes are definitely a superfood, loaded with beta carotene, which functions as a potent antioxidant and a rich source of vitamin A. Not to mention one of our culinary tenets is crème fraîche with everything, so this recipe checks all the boxes of deliciousness. Nik…
For this easy dessert, I cover pear halves with frozen puff pastry and serve them right in the gratin dish in which they are baked. You can use apples instead of pears, if you prefer. Jacques Pépin and the Art of Making the Most of It: The New York Times book review of Jacques Pépin…
Why you’re served that shot of sparkling water alongside an espresso. The customary shot of sparkling water served alongside a demitasse cup of (third wave) espresso: we can’t see it disappearing any time soon. Espresso doesn’t deserve the accompaniment any more than a cappuccino or macchiato, and yet, do we know why it’s singled…
We’re huge fans of Sarah Kieffer’s pan-banging cookie recipes and are thrilled to share Toasted Sesame Chocolate Chip Cookies from her new book, 100 Cookies: The Baking Book For Every Kitchen. Maybe you’ve seen her recipes in the New York Times (Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies) or The Kitchn (I Finally Tried the Pan-Banging Cookies That Are All Over the Internet). But if…
There’s a big bush of these purple beans in our backyard garden and when it’s bean season that means beans for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (if you grow beans you know where we’re coming from). We ran out of ways to prepare them until our friend Molly Watson, suggested roasting them. Genius! Simple + insanely delicious too! You…
Cinnamon Knots The better part of September and October are always hectic in our family. Over the course of six weeks, we celebrate our wedding anniversary, our three children’s and two of my closest friends’ birthdays. By the end of it all, I’ve usually had more than my fair share of streamers, popping balloons and…
Several years ago, when I lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, my family and I bought a small cottage in Sweden, about an hour’s drive away. We bought the house on a whim after falling for the Swedish landscape and nature over the course of several road trips. Our brick-red cottage stood alone in a clearing…
The humble lentil has been nourishing humanity for thousands of years. As one of the most healthy and inexpensive sources of protein and iron on the planet, lentils are a legitimate superfood and are the perfect ingredient to warm your heart and soul. Illustration: Maria Schoettler
Dungeness Crab Cakes Requiring so little effort, yet yielding such pleasure, crab cakes can be as simple or involved as you please, from procurement to table. You can take the DIY approach with a crabbing permit, or make a trip to the tank at the fish market or simply purchase freshly steamed and cleaned crustaceans….
