Growing up, I didn’t much like going over to other kids’ houses for dinner. The broccoli was always overcooked to a green mush inspired by the Exorcist, and the ranch came from a plastic bottle. A plastic bottle, you guys. The kind you can stock up on in the event of apocalypse and eat on…
Side Dishes
Rosemary Cranberry Sauce with Orange
How many cranberry sauces do you have on the table during your Thanksgiving dinner? Every year, we end up with a can-shaped blob of the processed stuff and, my favorite, the fresh, whole berry sauce. I’ve heard some families stock three varieties or more! Who would believe that cranberry sauce divides people more quickly than turkeys,…
Italian Spinach with a Poached Egg
If you’re like me at all, planning the main dish of our meals isn’t the hard part–it’s the side dishes that complicate things. All week, I watch for delicious recipes on Pinterest, scan our repertoire of favorite recipes, and pay attention to my cravings to help plan for our upcoming weekly meal plan. But when…
Truffle Mac and Cheese
I first experienced real, honest-to-God truffles when I was visiting Italy a few years ago. Sliced across a pizza, they were earthy and flavorful, but they didn’t overpower the fresh mozzarella. I fell in love, and that was that. In the States, it’s almost impossible to get (slash afford) fresh truffles, unless you live in…
Perfect, Crispy Oven Fries
Deep-fried fries are just.. not that fun. The back of the stove ends up with a film of grease, grease splatters on your forearms, and you spend eight bucks on enough oil. Yet fries themselves are, admittedly, quite fun. When I serve them to O, he lights up like a little kid who was just…
