What’s Cooking

Feb 2025

Enmoladas Casserole “An Oaxacan Lasagna” I’ve always loved mole (pronounced mo-LAY).  Hailing from the Mexican state of Oaxaca, mole is a deeply flavorful sauce made from roasted chiles (don’t worry, they’re pretty mild), nuts, seeds,...

Jan 2025

College Rice & Beans This is the first dish I ever “invented” for myself in college, and I remember being quite proud of it at the time. It tasted great, contained all the food groups,...

Dec 2024

Florentine Lace Cookies Florentines, a.k.a. “Lace Cookies,” are my favorite unhealthy sweet. Meltingly crisp with just a hint of chew, more nooks and crannies than an English muffin, and a thin layer of tempered chocolate....

Nov 2024

Crimson Cranberry Cobbler This is a very easy – even foolproof – dessert for your holiday table. And if it’s not fancy enough to your standards, you can fix that with some whipped...

Oct 2024

1 Oven / 2 Sheet Pans When the weather starts to get colder, on Sunday nights, I load two sheet pans into the oven: one with savory/spicy sausage and brassicas[1]; one with mild sausage and root...

Sep 2024

Dan Dan Noodles  In my informal poll of Americans, maybe 10% know what Dan Dan noodles are. That's about to change...

Aug 2024

Traditional Chopped Salad If any of you, my dear readers, have a connection to Lebanon, Israel, or Turkey, then you already know this salad by heart. You’re probably asking yourselves why do the Americans even...

Jul 2024

Vegan Tahini Caesar My grandmother was adamant about her Caesars.  No raw egg yolk?  No anchovies?  Then don’t call it a Caesar!   I’m pretty certain my grandma would have loved this salad.  She...

Jun 2024

Pav Bhaji We published this 8 days ahead of the Washington Post running a similar -- but carbie-er, and less flavorful -- version of the same. Just sayin...

Jan 2024

Black Cherry + Marmalade No-Bake Galette with a Hazelnut-Maple-Cacao Crust This recipe is vegan, virtuous, almost entirely raw, and without refined sugars (except for the little bit in the marmalade). Serve it frozen, slice and eat like a pizza.

Nov 2023

Pomegranate, Pistachios, Saffron & Honey in a Cloud of Yogurt A symphony of flavors and textures and colors.  The creamy yogurt, the heft of the pistachios, the little pomegranate arils bursting with each bite.

Sep 2023

Zuchinni Noodles Aglio e Olio e Gamberi  We shred summer squash – using a spiralizer, a julienne peeler, or by hand. That’s our “pasta.” And then we do it up aglio e olio style. That’s Italian for “garlic and oil.” E gamberi means “and...

Aug 2023

Riceberry Pudding / Porridge We use organic purple "riceberry" rice from Thailand to make this... is it a dessert? a breakfast? Either way, it's easy, nutritious, yummy and nourishing.

Jun 2023

Extra Silky & Rich Hummous  oppings, toppings, toppings are… unecessary. But lovely! Here we use some chickpeas reserved from the original blending, plus pine nuts and za’atar, plus a healthy rizzle of olive oil. In...

Mar 2023

Easy Thai Curry with Western Veggies This isn’t authentic, and it probably lacks artistry. But it’s yummy, a foolproof weeknight staple that’s good for you. In the winter, I use chopped carrots, and frozen peas and...