
Summer Rolls
These summer rolls make for a cool and refreshing dinner and if you get all the options set up on...
These summer rolls make for a cool and refreshing dinner and if you get all the options set up on...
This sweet heat dressing pulls together all the farmers market vegetables and shredded rotisserie...
Hummus is easy to make at home and great to have on hand for when you need a quick lunch or snack...
When I lived on the SF Peninsula I would get to the city as frequently as possible to enjoy time...
Sometimes I wonder if the upkeep of my sourdough starter is worth it. But then I'll bake...
I've been experimenting with cacao butter recently, and after making the Sunbutter Bars, I wanted...
Thanks to Joshua McFadden and his book Grains for Every Season for getting me going on these. Make...
There are three factors to making bakery-style sugar cookies at home. You know what you...
When you live a thousand miles from an Urban Remedy shop and are addicted to their products, you...
My son and I adapted this recipe from a Cook's Illustrated page I had ripped from the September...
This salad is very satisfying on its own, but sometimes I use it to justify salami for a...
Dense and chocolatey, yet lighter than a full-dairy budino or pot de crème and way easier to make!...
A no-recipe, recipe for cooking beans. Dried beans are simple to cook, they just take a little...
I turned a few apples into filling and wanted to make hand pies, but I didn't want to deal with...
Thanks to the Zingerman's Bakehouse cookbook, I finally have a favorite oatmeal raisin cookie...
Joyce Goldstein cooked with farro long before ancient grains became a thing. Â Hailing from the...
This is my favorite carrot cake now, exceptionally moist but way less sweet than typical because...
This is an easy appetizer to keep in mind for Thanksgiving and holiday get togethers. Add smoked...
It's late summer and green bean season here in Bozeman Montana. Try these dry fried green beans...
Once you have your rice cooking, this is a dinner that comes together in minutes, even making the...
While looking through my freezer recently, I came across a big roast from last year when we...
Here's a slow cooker chicken dish that you can use for simple tortilla roll-ups, tacos, or tostada...
I discovered something wonderful last week. I needed a quick dinner, wanted to use the Amaltheia...
Raw food chefs use cashews to make everything from "cheese" to "cheesecake". Being somewhat of a...
Pantry items are a whole lot easier to incorporate into meals when you get them cooked....
Cold temps make me want to slow cook a big piece of meat, like this bison from North Bridger...
Most of my oyster memories are midday affairs with either a waterfront view or heaping...
I love the limey acidity in this slow cooked, spicy beef that I like to serve as soft tacos with...
Here at RIPE, I don't do food styling, I cook dinner. So, please imagine this mound of Tillamook...
It's tough to make veggie burgers at home. Lots of recipes out there make burgers that are...
My daughter and I are crazy for a cakey pumpkin cookie that they make at The Daily here in...
Something about this year got me to buy a smallish chest freezer (9 cu ft) and step up my support...
I never thought tofu tacos would be a good thing. But was I ever wrong! Thanks to Justin's...
The best results for homemade salted almonds come from a hot brine and a hot oven. I've adapted...
William Werner tossed this salad together for us when Alison, Lawrence & Ann, and I visited...
This is a cheater saag paneer, quick and easy for when you need dinner on the table (and maybe...
This sweet dressing is great on arugula and served with grilled white fish, plain or served as...
What's for dinner? White fish on the grill with this blood orange salsa from the February issue of...
The muffin top here is crisp perfection and the interior crumb is light, like that of a fine cake....
Minestrone The structure of this minestrone includes lentils, beans and some orecchiette pasta. I...
This salad is a real treat when you're burned out on winter food and craving something light and...
It surprises me how delicious something as simple as a bean can be. The best ones don't come from...
The Joy of Cooking's recipe for "Vietnamese Rice Noodle Bowls" caught my son's attention, so we...
Curry is not difficult to make, but I do recommend using the best coconut milk (Chaokoh), fish...
I picked a lot of green tomatoes this year. A snowstorm was forecast for the last weekend of...
Make this quick sauté when you have fresh corn and summer squash. It is a fantastic partner to...
There are thousands of recipes out there for something similar. But the reason I post is to share...
I might start adding sliced shallots to all of my sheet pan vegetable roasts— what a great idea...
homemade sourdough loaf getting ready for the toaster Would you like to bake sourdough bread at...
I began to like tofu when I learned how to get it hot and crispy instead of cold and squishy....
Let's make chicken soup! Your grandma knew how to do it, and you should too. Get it done with...
 One of the things I love about getting a CSA box is that it nudges me to use what I have on hand...
Chickpeas in spicy sauce served with rice and perhaps a dollop of cucumber raita, channa is...
Oven space is always at a premium when you're cooking a holiday meal, especially...
Wilted chard and once vibrant dragon tongue beans were giving me the guilties each morning as I...
Cool autumn mornings call for something warm at breakfast, but there's still the same, never a...
"This is as good as a hamburger." When I hear something like that in our house, I consider...
"It snowed here this weekend, but I'm going to pretend it's still summer."Â Sounds good, Kristine,...
"White-cooked chicken" is a Cantonese recipe that gets its name from the fact that there's no soy...
Small batch, refrigerator jams give you the pleasure of jam making without all the fuss of...
This shrimp boil was our favorite meal of summer—and it happened on a camping trip! Thanks...
You don't need to do much to a good tomato. A pinch of flaky salt (Maldon or Jacobsen are...
Looking for dinner ideas that use that assortment of veggies in your CSA box? I found this...
To salt or not to salt the eggplant? That is the question. Short on time the last time I made...
It's hard to find a decent veggie burger recipe, but Kathryne Taylor of the blog Cookie + Kate is...
Spanish Rice, Mexican Rice, Arroz Rojo, Red Rice, no matter what you call it, cooking rice with a...
I never dreamed I'd see the day when I would crave veggies, but Kathryne Taylor has changed my...
Bi-Rite Market's selection of citrus is always something to behold, but especially when you...
Here's a buttermilk scone that is every bit as delicious as a Cream Scone, just more rustic...
Bones, and bonito and bunches and bunches of green onions. Rich slices of pork, jammy soft-boiled...
These cookies! Breakfast cookies! Another great idea from Kathryne Taylor of the blog Cookie +...
We've got quite a collection of cookbooks here at home...an everyday pleasure I seem to have...
Yummy, feel-good dinner coming right up! Another great recipe from Kathryne Taylor of the whole...
I grew up on "french pancakes" and they were always made by the men in my family. (The memory of...
Sometimes you can find red hominy instead of the regular white (thanks Rancho Gordo!) but no...
I'm a bit bashful to write this, but kids really do tell it like it is: "The most...
Freshen up your burrito bowl or taco night with this red cabbage and black bean slaw—a...
Back when I worked a lot and hired a nanny to help around the house, Via's cooking sustained me...
Store-bought brands are getting better and better, but no almond milk will taste as good...
Easy to mix, you get to use your cute pan, and CAKE! Aren't bundt cakes the best? This...
I tested madeleine recipes for days before I finally found what I consider The Best. I made...
Talk to your fish monger, but usually when you select "black cod" you're buying sablefish. Or...
If you're familiar with vegan desserts and alternative milks, you know the surprising...
Squash fries anyone? Delicious as an appetizer or as part of "sheet pan dinner" which is...
Pot roast, daube, stew, even ragu, they're all very similar: meat seasoned and browned on...
This cornbread recipe, "California Cornbread", comes from my cooking school archives. I can still...
Adapted from Cookie + Kate's "West African Peanut Soup", this stew is plant-based comfort...
Make yourself this sweet and savory rice salad for dinner tonight and you'll get a bonus:Â ...
This morning, after pilates and before sitting down to write, I drank some juice.  Not because I...
I put together this post to help you cook a great Thanksgiving dinner and remain in a happy...
Get yourself a 3 pound chuck roast and get ready for a great dinner. Sprinkle with paprika, salt...
My friend with twin babies is finally cooking again after a year of frozen meals and survival...
Collecting colorful winter squash and cooking up a batch of soup without having to go to...
Black pepper and buttermilk make a great dip, drizzle, or dressing—think of it as a "ranch" for...
My copy of Joy of Cooking has lived with me as a newlywed, new mother, widow, and through a...
Posole is a slow cooked stew/soup made with hominy (the namesake, "posole"), chiles, and...
My daughter and I often turn to "steak as condiment rather than main course" when the...
Jane and I mixed up a couple batches of chocolate ice cream over the long weekend and this was our...
Keep pinching those tasty leaves off your basil plants, otherwise they'll go to flower and that is...
Watermelon and jicama are refreshing on their own, but combined you've got a salad. Â And once...