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Hail Procrastinators! Five Last-Minute Food Gifts You Can Make Now

The 2024 Holiday Cookie Edition

Giving a Cookbook is Like Teaching a Woman to Fish

Let’s have more fun this holiday season!

What's Your Game Plan? You Can Borrow Mine

Three Non-Negotiables on Our Thanksgiving Table

Mashed Potatoes One More (Make-Ahead) Time

Don’t Despair, Cook Something

High Anxiety? Make Comfort Food and Share It

Are You Overcooking Your Fish?

Chilly Today. Chili Tomorrow.

It’s Meat-Free Monday

Let’s Gather for a Cozy Fall Supper

Let's Ease Into Fall

The Apple Doesn’t Fall Too Far from the Tree

One-Pan Chicken with Lemon and Potatoes

Let’s Veg Out and Smash Some Potatoes

Goodbye Summer. Same Time Next Year?

First Weeks Back to School? It’s the Weekend! Let's celebrate.

Cherry Tomato, Parmesan, and Fontina Tart with a No-Roll Crust

The Best Cake of The Summer, Ever

Let’s Have a Porch Supper!

It's Tomato Week. So Many Choices, So Little Time

It's August and I'm Feeling Corny

TGIF: Have a Very Blueberry Weekend

What to Cook in August: Let’s be Lazy

Ten-Minute Pizza

I’m From New Jersey and That’s Just Peachy!

Let’s Gather for An Easy Make-Ahead Summer Meal

What to Cook When It’s Too Damn Hot, Part III

What to Cook When It’s Too Damn Hot, Part II

What To Cook When It’s Too Damn Hot

Quick Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato and Basil Sauce

The Pie Installment, vol. 1

Spoiler Alert: Zucchinis are coming for you

Five Berry Good Things to Make This Summer

Pickled Pink

Summer Birthdays: Buttermilk Cake with Blueberry Cream Cheese Icing

Let's Make Lobster Rolls

Three Favorite Salad Dressings to Kick off Summer: Mustard Vinaigrette, Blue Cheese, and Creamy Basil Dressing

What to Cook in May

Chocolate Cinnamon Swirl Buns

Mother’s Day Menu: Make-Ahead Goat Cheese and Chive Soufflés, Bistro Chicken with Mushrooms, and a Rhubarb Cobbler

Dinner in 35 Minutes: Chicken Tinga Tacos with Red Cabbage Slaw

Lamb Tagine for Late Spring

Rhubarb Galette: How a Bad Waitress Became a Pastry Chef plus a Podcast All About Moi

What to Cook in April

A Quick Weeknight Meal: Chicken Piccata

How to Cook Hard-Boiled Eggs. Seriously.

A Festive Spring Dinner: Fresh Pea Soup, Crispy Braised Chicken with Potatoes, Carrots, and Apricots, and Luscious Lemony Ricotta Bars

My Books

Recipe Index

What to Cook in March

It’s Never Too Late to Try Something New

The Secret Ingredient in Ina Garten’s Mushroom Soup (Just Kidding!)

Can clutter clearing your kitchen make you a better cook? Plus, a recipe for a winter seafood stew.

Mama mia! Turkey meatballs, marinara sauce, and a surprise dish for my vegetarian friends.

Postcards from Mexico, Sheet Pan Nachos, Chocolate Swirl Cups

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