Of course, it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without apple pie. But there are so many other ways to enjoy apples this holiday! Here is a roundup of ten of my favorite apple recipes. Let's kick things off with a cocktail, shall we? Improved Maple Leaf Cocktail. For an appetizer, try Ina's ...
Slow Cooker Ratatouille with Fried Eggs
I feel like there is a major conundrum with ratatouille. Yes, it's made with decidedly summery vegetables--eggplant, tomatoes, and zucchini--but it still seems to me like a cold weather dish. At its essence, ratatouille is a hearty vegetable stew, thick and chunky, and exactly the kind of thing you ...
Cuban Black Bean Quesadillas
I've been hearing rumors that this winter is going to be even worse than last year. It's kind of hard to believe, isn't it? We got so much snow that our roof started leaking in two places, and it seemed like once a week Owen's daycare was cancelled and either Alex or I had to stay home from work to ...
Two Yolk Apple Quinoa Frittata
You guys, I realized that I've been holding out on you. I like to think that I post "real" food on my blog--the same dishes that my family eats for dinner, the same cookies we treat ourselves to for dessert. And that's definitely true. But there are also things we eat all the time that I have never ...
Vegan Stuffed Tomatoes
To say that I have a lot of cookbooks is like saying the Kardashians take a lot of selfies. My first job out of college was as an editorial assistant in the cookbook division of HarperCollins, and there were free copies everywhere. And not just the ones that we published—every day they came in the ...
Artichoke and Olive-Stuffed Portobellos
I realized there is a bit of a lack of main course recipes on this blog. I promise it's not because I'm secretly pairing all these vegetable dishes with a cheeseburger! (Only sometimes…) No, really it's because my favorite way to eat is to throw a few different sides together and call it a meal. If ...
Sweet Potato and Corn Quesadillas
I had this random sweet potato sitting on the counter for weeks. It was leftover from some soup I made. I was planning to roast it or mash it or do something with it, but I kept forgetting. So it sat there withering away, until it was so wrinkly and soft that I tossed it out. Then literally two days ...
Mushroom and Spinach Turnovers with Porcini Cream
Pepperidge Farm puff pastry is one of those accidentally vegan food products, like Oreos, unfrosted Pop-Tarts, and Hershey's chocolate syrup. No, it's not exactly healthy, but I think it's totally fine in moderation--and especially when it's used to give a big, warm, flaky-pastry hug to veggie ...
Pasta with Hummus and Tomatoes
Have you noticed that I've been putting smoked paprika in everything lately? I'm kind of obsessed with it. I just stocked up at Despana, this amazing Spanish market near my work. My entire office is moving next week from our beautiful Soho loft to…right near Penn Station. Before we go, we're all ...
Easy Black Bean Tacos
For 30 years, Alex thought he didn't like Mexican food. Then we went to a wedding in Napa Valley and the morning after there was a fabulous homemade Mexican brunch, complete with guava mimosas and a woman pressing fresh tortillas. Alex was converted. He realized that he actually loved authentic ...
