This isn’t the first time we’ve made this dish, and it won’t be the last. In How to Cook Everything, Mark Bittman suggests quick glazing carrots in butter or oil with a variety of herbs for a flavorful side dish. You could use dill and lemon juice, brown sugar and walnuts, or maple syrup and [...]

December dinners tends to be hearty and heavy. In a good way. I need chicken and dumplings and sausage and potatoes to keep me warm under turtleneck sweaters and snow boots. Sometimes, though, I need a break from weighty winter food. Enter roasted butternut squash orzo with wilted spinach and dried cranberries. We eat a [...]

Germans like meat almost as much as they like beer. In fact, on the morning of our Oktoberfest party, our fridge was stocked with five pounds of pork for schnitzel, two pounds of elk for goulasch, three types of wursts, and two packages of bacon. And keeping cool in the garage were three cases of [...]

In just 16 days, we will be consuming copious amounts of Bavaria’s best schnitzel, spätzle, and bier. Oktoberfest officially kicks off on September 18th, and this year the festival is celebrating its 200th anniversary. I am beyond excited to cinch up my dirndl, eat a pretzel as big as my head, and throw back a [...]

This simple side dish makes use of two late summer ingredients: sweet corn and tomatoes — both of which I’m going to miss deeply when they disappear from farm stands. (Though, admittedly, I am looking forward to pumpkins and sweet potatoes.) Add a can of black beans, a few spicy jalapeños, and a handful of [...]

Since seeing Food, Inc. and reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, we’ve become more conscious of the food we eat — especially the meat we eat. We do not support factory farms that follow inhumane practices, which unfortunately are the source of most supermarket meats. And so we buy our meat — often [...]

Taking a break from regularly scheduled programming today (a.k.a. road trip recaps) to share two recipes from this past weekend. (Also debuting a new printable recipe feature! See below.) We hosted two sisters, two nephews, and two dogs for three days. We played Bananagrams and read books and ran around the playground and watched Avatar. [...]

A few weeks ago, we hosted our first cookout in our new home. We served burgers and brats and a variety of sides, including this sweet, crunchy slaw. I never would have thought to pair carrots with pineapples and raisins, but the trio makes quite a tasty combination. What’s your favorite summer slaw recipe? Ingredients [...]