Light & Fresh Green Bean Almondine with Crispy Shallots
My neighbor Claire asked me last week why I couldn’t just throw the green beans in the pan with the almonds and call it a … Read more
My neighbor Claire asked me last week why I couldn’t just throw the green beans in the pan with the almonds and call it a … Read more
This was supposed to be a simple roasted butternut squash soup. I had the squash cubed, the onions diced, and the stock simmering on the … Read more
It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in late October, and I was hit with a craving so specific it felt almost absurd. I … Read more
I was at the DMV. Let me just let that sink in for a second. The DMV — fluorescent lights, that weird mix of floor … Read more
My husband claimed he didn’t like turkey. For years. Every Thanksgiving, he’d push the white meat around his plate, loading up on mashed potatoes and … Read more
The neighborhood potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d marked it on the calendar, sure, but then life happened—a late … Read more
Maria, the woman who runs the tiny herb nursery two blocks from my house, watched me fumbling with a wilting basil plant last June. She … Read more
I was at the farmers’ market last November, juggling three bags of apples and a squash that felt like it weighed as much as a … Read more
It was 11:47 PM on a quiet Wednesday, and I was hit with a craving for something I couldn’t quite name. Not sweet, not savory—something … Read more
My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just slice the acorn squash into rings instead of wrestling with those awkward halves. I started to explain why … Read more