Few things are more satisfying than writing in the rain. For a person who tends to be go go go, rain is a great excuse to throw on a pair of sweat...
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It's Negroni Week, and to celebrate, I'm revisiting one of my favorite drinks for any occasion. I wrote about the classic Negroni last year, a...
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I'm writing this on Mother's Day. The kids have gone to bed by now, and I feel tired, but so, so happy. That's kind of how most days go as a paren...
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Holiday season is upon us. Parties with friends and family seem to be scheduled for every weekend of December. And, if you're anything like me, yo...
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*Serves four to six For the salad: 2 fennel bulbs 1 large honeycrisp apple, or another sweet and crunchy variety 3 1/2 cups of packed baby...
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We’ve been reading this children’s book a lot lately. It’s written and illustrated by Carson Ellis, the wife of The Decemberists' Colin Melo...
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At some point, it became expected that whenever I would go home to visit my family, I would bring a delicious baked good (or goods). In some ways,...
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Serves four - six 1 cup of whole wheat pastry flour 1 cup of all purpose flour 2 teaspoons of baking powder 3⁄4 teaspoon of baking soda ...
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*Makes 2 large glasses, or 3 small Flesh from 1 large, very ripe mango, roughly chopped 1/2 cup of whole milk yogurt 1-2 tablespoons of sugar, ...
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I was recently lamenting to Matt that I feel like every time I have an opportunity to cook or photograph food, I basically have to approach it lik...
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One of my favorite bloggers, Joanna Goddard recently wrote a cute little blog post, asking readers about their first kiss. Mine was at the ripe o...
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serves four 3 ears of corn 2 tablespoons of finely chopped cilantro 2 limes, juiced 1/2 jalapeño pepper, seeded and thinly sliced 2 nectarin...