Cozy Mexican Hot Chocolate with Cinnamon & Chile Recipe
It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I was hit with a craving so specific it almost hurt. Not for … Read more
It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I was hit with a craving so specific it almost hurt. Not for … Read more
My roommate Jen asked why I couldn’t just use the immersion blender straight in the pot instead of carefully transferring the hot custard to a … Read more
I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, juggling my bag and trying to find my keys, when the smell hit me. … Read more
My brother-in-law, Mark, had a firm rule about hot apple cider. He claimed to hate it for as long as I’d known him—about twelve years … Read more
The dinner party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the main course. Everyone else would be showing up … Read more
The first time I made a crockpot wassail, it was purely by accident. I’d been trying to recreate this spiced, warm drink I’d had at … Read more
I wasn’t expecting breakfast advice from a plumber, but there I was, standing in the hardware aisle at our local store, holding a replacement faucet … Read more
My mother-in-law, Carol, wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Sunday. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish I’d borrowed, and the sight of … Read more
This was supposed to be a simple frittata. A quick, light, egg-white situation I could feel good about on a Sunday morning. I had the … Read more
There used to be a tiny French bistro tucked away on a side street in Portland, Oregon, called Le Petite Fourneau, that made a chicken … Read more