In two weeks, The Homemade Kitchen really truly lands. Can we take another peek inside the book today? (I’m bursting!). As I talked about a bit in this post, each chapter of this new book is structured around a way to reframe the way we relate to food. The essay below is from the chapter Do your best,…
ginger pumpkin pie
There is one thing that everyone seems to agree on when it comes to veering for the store-bought over the homemade, and that’s pumpkin puree. So much so that when I went to the store yesterday to pick up my turkey, also in search of a pie pumpkin (and turquoise nail polish–Rosie’s request, so she…
coconut roasted buttercup squash
This morning, I woke up to an email from Johnny’s seeds telling me that my package had shipped. I’m waiting for that package. And I swear, the moment it gets here, I’m going to drop all this cooking, pick up the shovel, and dig a really deep hole for those little asparagus crowns winging their…
butternut squash latkes
Oh December! I like this month. I’m an omniholidayvore, so I’ve got a few packed in, plus my birthday AND my wedding anniversary. And also, cookies. And eggnog. And latkes. Let’s go back to October for a minute- back in the hilly wonders of California at Naya and Oliver’s wedding. I was sitting at a…
roasted buttercup squash with chili oil
It must be the new year, or maybe the new decade. I’m hearing the same words over and over. Happiness. Space. Fulfillment. Time. Slowness. Purpose. What is it about a new year that inspires people to tell everyone what they want out of life? Because I can’t fully shake my perpetual fourteen- year-old self, I…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 