Polenta Platter with Vegetable Ragù
A thick bed of golden polenta smothered in a cauliflower, pepper, and greens ragù: my favorite dish to set in the middle of the table for a crowd. Watch the video and grab the free printable recipe card.
I Need You to Meet Ludivine (+ Wine-Poached Pears)
Meet Ludivine, the kitchen queen who reminds us that food is pleasure, plus my Wine-Poached Pears with Bay, Blackberries, and Sweetened Mascarpone, with a free printable recipe card.
For Your Summer Supper Table (+ Three Recipes)
Long summer suppers, a basket of just-picked vegetables, and three recipes from The Cooking Community’s summer table: blistered flatbreads with garlic and oil, sweet pepperonata, and lemon and rosemary roasted chicken thighs.
Digging out of dark places
Five hours of mushroom hunting in the Cascade foothills, a hunger for life returning, and a light Barley and Mushroom Salad recipe to go with it.
I Hope You Don’t Mind, Dear Friend (+ Lamb Chop & Roast Tomato Platter)
A short letter from a full spring day at home, plus my Lamb Chop & Roast Tomato Platter: grilled chops, blistered tomatoes and torn baguette with an olive oil and herb drizzle. Free printable recipe card included.
It’s Time to Start Over (+ Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce)
Starting the garden from the ground up (again), rethinking every recipe, and finding a new normal. Plus the grilled Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce we make in big batches all summer long.
You Can Love Your Vacuum and Still… (+ Homemade Pici with Pancetta & Peas)
Meet Clean Elizabeth, our 17th anniversary, and a morning teaching my girls to make Homemade Pici with Pancetta & Peas, the hand-rolled pasta of Umbria. Free printable recipe card included.
Road Bacon (+ My Very Favorite Dip for Everything)
Deadlifting ferns, Georgia behind the wheel, a poem on the marvel of an ordinary life, and my very favorite dip for everything: garlicky Greek yogurt and tahini with lemon. Free printable recipe card included.
Let’s Get Physical (+ Spring Cauliflower Salad)
A March walk to the vegetable market in the Umbrian hills, a few thoughts on choosing a life in the flesh in a world of screens, and the bright Spring Cauliflower Salad I made to go with that night’s roast.
Photos From Inside Our Little Cottage (+ A Favorite Pan-Fried Steak)
A peek inside our little cottage in the depths of winter, thoughts on what home means, why no major decisions (or bangs) are made in February, and a favorite pan-fried steak with olives and roasted peppers. Free printable recipe card included.
A Kind Kitchen (+ My Favorite Jeweled Winter Salad)
A tired week, a winter pantry that carried us, the first lambs of the season, and my very favorite Jeweled Winter Salad with apples, pomegranate, walnuts and feta. Free printable recipe card included.
Life Lately (+ Honey & Oat Bars)
Life lately: feeding the people through a hard winter, a love for our other home in Italy, a decade-old throwback, and the Honey & Oat Bars I tuck into my kids’ bags. Free printable recipe card included.
