Cooking polenta in modern times doesn’t have much in common with the way it was prepared for centuries in the regions that now make up Northern Italy. Polenta was traditionally cooked on a grand scale in copper cauldrons over open fire. There was a lot of stirring, ladling, and creative, resourceful uses of leftovers. Historically […]

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October Fall Freezer Meals Are Here! A few months ago, I discovered what feels like a little life hack. I started spending an hour each month getting a few meals prepped for the month ahead. We’re talking just assembling stuff for my favorite recipes into bags and freezing it! And I can’t tell you how […]

Once you learn to bake a good pie, you’ll never look back. It’s one of the most optimistic culinary rituals I know – rolling out buttery dough, preparing the filling, carefully crimping pretty edges. This is a collection of the pie recipes that have become little traditions in my kitchen, the ones that feel the […]

Saucepans are an unsung hero in the kitchen, in my opinion. They might not be the kind of thing you use every single day, like a fry pan, but they’re a necessity for making pasta, boiling eggs, browning butter, whipping up sauces, warming soups, and so much more. Saucepans are a cooking workhorse. And one of […]