Recipes

Fava Bean Salad

Fava Bean Salad With Mint And Ricotta Cheese

Alright folks, I’m calling a temporary hiatus on the sweet and the sugary, buttery and just plain fattening. I’m on...

Chocolate Stout Cupcakes

Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes

These cupcakes mark a very personal anniversary for me. It’s the sort of milestone that’s especially significant once you know...

Fig Tart lets

Fresh Fig Tartlets, or Using up the Fridge

How can I put this? These tartlets are prettier than they taste. There. I said it. Is it horrible for...

Devils Food Cake

Devil’s Food Cake With Swiss Meringue Buttercream

I’m not sure how it happened, but suddenly everything in my life revolves around wedding. I find all the different...

Japanese Strawberry Shortcake

Japanese Strawberry Shortcake

The four weeks of intense preparation leading up to the wedding involved: more hours than I’ve ever before spent on...

Citrus Salad

Citrus Salad With Rosemary And Olives

My favorite food group is fruit, and citruses are probably my favorite fruit group. While the fruit world never fails...

Sweet Potato Fries

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

I started wearing close-toed shoes a couple weeks ago. If that’s not a sign that fall has arrived, I don’t...

Quince Ginger Sorbet

Quince Ginger Sorbet

“If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts...

Cauliflower Agnolotti

Curried Cauliflower Agnolotti With Cilantro Brown Butter Sauce

I’m not gonna lie, this recipe is quite a bit of work. If you’ve ever made ravioli before, then you...

Pumpkin Brioche

Pumpkin Brioche (with A Cinnamon Swirl)

I got my teeth whitened earlier this week. It was free, so I should’ve known better. Besides the fact that...

Brussels Sprouts Momofuku Style

Brussels Sprouts, Momofuku-style

I’ve been testing out a couple Thanksgiving recipes (my contributions to Thursday’s dinner) and was floored by this brussels sprouts...

Olive Oil Cake

Olive Oil Cake, or a Make-Believe Rainy Day

A thunderstorm last night sent the Family-Across-the-Street-that-Conducts-All-Its-Business-on-Its-Front-Stoop scuttling indoors. And I woke up this morning with a need—no, scratch that—a...