Bacon Fat Gingersnaps
We’re going back to California tomorrow (or today rather, as I write these posts the night before) for the holidays and we’ll be gone an entire two-and-a-half weeks! There’s still so much to do, so I’m keeping this post short….
Ginger fried rice, Food52-style
This ginger fried rice I shot for Food52 last week was delicious, and definitely something I wanted to share with you all. Rice—and it needn’t be left over—is cooked comfort-food soft alongside soft, delicate leeks. Garnished with a fried egg…
Don’t think Fat, Think Pork Belly: Dongpo Pork
Though my sister and I were never picky eaters, my mom had to apply her persuasion skills every now and then to get us to eat the food she’d prepared. Every parent must have to figure out an angle, some…









