Moss and humus decorate the land where wild cranberries grow. The fruit thrives in acidic, sandy marshes, where plants and fungi exist in various states of decay and growth. Cranberries announce themselves between late fall and early winter, appearing as little red dots growing from tangles of stems close to the ground. Their flowers look ...
Steam rises toward the ceiling. Cut onions and cabbage are plucked from the soup and dunked into nutty sauce. We sit around the table, in various states of cooking and eating and laughing. Someone stands up to show pictures of their dog to the entire group. Fish cakes go in. Bushels of enoki go in. ...
It may seem intimidating at first, but making soup at home is one of the easiest ways to incorporate lots of flavorful, nutritious ingredients into one satisfying meal. If you’ve got a few hearty vegetables, a package of meat or legumes, and some fragrant aromatics lying around, you’ve got just about everything you need to ...
Cut to March of last year. It’s six in the morning. The air is tinged with a blueness, and I barely keep my eyes open as I get ready to drive across LA county for a video shoot near the coast. The kettle comes to the boil; my stomach barks. I scan the half-empty fridge ...
Molly Chester is a farmer—a real-deal farmer, with 234 acres and the pigs to prove it—but like many people, she started out with just a tiny apartment and a tomato plant. Chester is a traditional foods chef and the co-founder of Apricot Lane Farms, the center of the 2018 documentary “The Biggest Little Farm“. In ...
An excellent ceviche tastes like a celebration of summer: bright, delicate, and most of all fresh. Flash-frozen at peak freshness, our seafood is the centerpiece in our ode to summer ceviche. To complement the hiqh-quality fish, we amp up the aromatics with citrus zest, layer in multiple forms of acid, and splash in a bit ...
Picture this: a warm, bustling kitchen with multiple pots simmering on the stove. There’s music on, but you can hardly hear it over the din of laughter and sizzling. Every few minutes the door opens to another smiling face, another armful of groceries, wine, and dessert. It’s crowded, the silverware doesn’t match, and everyone is ...
Summer entertaining should be easy—and so should stocking the bar for all your guests’ preferences. This punch recipe from Elva Ramirez, journalist and author of “Zero Proof: 90 Nonalcoholic Recipes for Mindful Drinking,” works double-duty as a base for both a refreshing wine spritzer and a delightful mocktail.
Nia Lee is many things: chef, artist, activist, and creative director among them. Ultimately, Lee is a nurturer who brings people together — sometimes through their work, other times literally, around a dining table — to feel seen, heard, loved, and of course, fed.
Perfectly crispy, smothered in sauce, and entirely free of meat, cauliflower wings are a popular (and delicious) stand-in for traditional chicken wings. Whether you’re a longtime vegan or you’re looking to satisfy old cravings while transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle, this recipe from Shanika Graham-White of Orchids & Sweet Tea makes the perfect summer barbecue ...