Nibbles, spreads, and dips to start every meal off beautifully.
I’ve been munching on jackfruit all spring and summer, especially in my Spiced Citrus Jackfruit Tostadas. And I finally got a few moments to photograph it and write down the recipe for you. Jackfruit is a species of tree in the…
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This quick Kimchi Guacamole recipe will take you through Cinco de Mayo (which is fast approaching) and well into summer Margaritas by the sea or your sunny backyard, wherever you choose to unwind and grab some rays. I’ve been thinking…
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January is not the time to stop celebrating anything. With all the heavy feelings go around — you know, about politics, life, news, even that super crazy thing that happened in paradise this week — I want to mark even the little things.…
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During the last week, I sent a holiday letter to all my subscribers — there are nearly 10,000 of you — some of whom I have not connected with in a long, long time. And even though you must be incredibly…
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I’ve been waiting for this moment. I signed my contract with my publisher in the early part of 2017. After almost two years of hard work and the ups and the downs of life, A New Way to Food is…
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I’ve been big all my life. I was chubby as a big-little kid. I was plump and overly developed as a teen. And through my twenties and thirties, I was definitely obese. As if being big all my life wasn’t…
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I’m currently writing this while on holiday in Vermont. I typically avoid work when there’s green mountains to traverse or to simply stare straight at with a cocktail in hand. We do a lot of staring up here. Everything is…
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Little loud birds wake me as early as 4am these days. There’s pink honeysuckle blooming out back, though not the culinary kind which is a sweet shame. The lower shelf of my fridge is stocked with about three pounds of rhubarb…
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Everyone wants to know how to make dinner work, because when it works it is a great source of pride, connection, and light at the end of a long day. But when it doesn’t work, dinnertime is depleting, depressing, and…
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As many of you know, I am a wee bit obsessed with pickled products (my recipes for Pickled Ginger Peaches and Pickled Brussels Sprouts may give it away). If I had to choose, however, just one pickled ingredient above all others, I would pick the…
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