Pasta with Italian Sausage and Roasted Red Peppers

April 14, 2020

If you aren’t finishing your pasta in the sauce, you are doing it wrong.

Pad Thai Brined and Baked Chicken Wings

April 9, 2020

Why pad thai chicken wings? Because the brine is made up of the ingredients you would use to make the sauce for pad thai.

Gravlax: Swedish Cured Salmon

March 30, 2020

This recipe is enough for two people to pig out and then have a bit left over. The cured salmon will last at least a few days in the fridge, but I have never seen it last past day two. Just sayin’.

Technique: How to Cook Dried Cranberry Beans

March 20, 2020

Ah, the joy of dried beans! Cooking dried cranberry beans is easy. As Kele sings in the Bloc Party song Pioneers, all you need is time.

Pork Belly, Tofu, and Kimchi Stew

March 17, 2020

This pork belly, tofu, and kimchi stew is full of complex flavors yet the the process is fairly simple.

Kale Salad with Dried Cranberries, Pepitas, and Potato Chips

March 9, 2020

Kale Salad – you need at least one in your repertoire. Kale salad with dried cranberries, pepitas, and kettle chips is a great starting point for your future kale salad creations.

Fennel and Italian Sausage Stew

February 26, 2020

A stew celebrating the flavors of Italian sausage while using a modest amount of actual sausage.

Udon Noodles with Bison and Cabbage

February 12, 2020

I think of this recipe as a lazy stir fry. Sure, you could prepare this meal quicker on the stove, but some nights you just want to let the oven do the heavy lifting. Some nights you just want to read a magazine and nurse a Negroni. Some nights you want it all. This is for those nights.

Chicken Salad Salad

January 28, 2020

How does one define whimsey in the kitchen? Probably the same way one defines what is funny, both in and out of the kitchen. Me, I’ll settle for redundant word play and a bit of mystery.

Oh—what is under these alfalfa sprouts!?

Chicken Salad Salad.

Salad Salad? Is that a dad joke?

It must be.

No Salt Added Chicken Noodle Soup with Swiss Chard

March 19, 2019

Make this soup when you are feeling under the weather or just need a break from the general sodium overload of life.