Growing up, we'd eat liver-based pâté (/pɑˈteɪ/) with baguette, brie, cheeses, and fruits as we decorated the Christmas tree, so I always associated pâté with winter. However, a plethora of recipes and preparation styles [...]
Fresh cranberries are the perfectly tart, yet sweet, component to autumnal and wintry meals. I'm the Cranberry Bog Witch of the holiday season, gleefully conjuring up baked goods, savory dishes and cranberry sauce. If [...]
Sandwiches are my love language, and like many of them, I often feel woefully incomplete without mustard. Such appreciation extends to all types of mustard, but especially a spicy mustard. And like my [...]
As Americans, we usually think of pesto in the green, garlicky Genovese style, but there are heaps of variations throughout Italy. I love traditional pesto (and Sicilian pesto agli agrumi), though the olive oil [...]
