Save That Baguette French Toast
I usually make breadcrumbs from leftover baguette (whir in blender and keep in the freezer) but...
I usually make breadcrumbs from leftover baguette (whir in blender and keep in the freezer) but...
These graham crackers are adapted from the bakery, Miette, published in Miette: Recipes from San...
Set this pot of oatmeal to cook before you go to bed and in the morning, hot breakfast! Just what...
This soup has been on repeat in our house ever since I tried Joshua McFadden's recipe, "Quinoa and...
I based these pumpkin cookies on my favorite cookie recipe of all time: Caitlin Freeman's Saffron...
All you need to make applesauce are apples, a little water, and some sweetener, it's so easy! When...
Tomato soup and grilled cheese...comfort food doesn't get much better! And tomato soup doesn't get...
It's tomato season and more tomatoes ripen each day. This is a great thing, but what do you do...
I love the sesame spinach served at some Japanese restaurants. Here's a homemade version that...
Making ice cream at home is not as difficult as you may think. I use a simple Cuisinart machine...
Bouchon Bakery's signature treat, made in the shape of a cork, is really just a brownie—but a very...
Tomato season has taken it's sweet time getting here this year, but now that we are in the last...
These Vietnamese style spring rolls make for a cool and refreshing dinner. Set up all the...
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...
If you've been to our house this year you've probably had these bagels with cream cheese lox. The...
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!...
Making pie crust can and should be simple. Here the food processor does the work for you so you...
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. This photo...
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 mounds of...
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 for the...
The best results for homemade salted almonds come from a hot brine and a hot oven. I've adapted...
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 with rotisserie chicken. Another fun way to use it is to...
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....
The structure of this minestrone includes lentils, beans and some orecchiette pasta. I like using...
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...
Would you like to bake sourdough bread at home? It's easier than you think. I've had lessons with...
I began to like tofu when I learned how to get it hot and crispy instead of cold and squishy....
One of the things I love about getting a CSA box is that it nudges me to use what I have on hand...
Classic Indian Cooking by Julie Sahni has been helping me learn how to make simple Indian food at...
Oven space is always at a premium when you're cooking a holiday meal, especially Thanksgiving, so...
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...
Receiving a weekly farm box from Gallatin Valley Botanical has shifted my starting point for meal...
"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 canning....
This shrimp boil was our favorite meal of summer—and it happened on a camping trip! Thanks to...
You don't need to do much to a good tomato. A pinch of flaky salt (Maldon or Jacobsen are my...
Looking for dinner ideas that use that assortment of veggies in your CSA box? I found this to be...
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...
Here's a buttermilk scone that is every bit as delicious as a Cream Scone, just more rustic and,...
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...
Freshen up your taco night with this red cabbage and black bean slaw—a beautiful and delicious...
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, or foam...
Easy to mix, you get to use your cute pan, and CAKE! I adapted this one from Amanda Hesser's...
I tested madeleine recipes for days before I finally found what I consider The Best. I made...
Talk to your fishmonger, 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 creamy...
Squash fries anyone? Delicious as an appetizer or as part of "sheet pan dinner" which is when I...
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 food....
Make yourself this sweet and savory rice salad for dinner tonight and you'll get a bonus—delicious...
This morning, I poured a glass of juice. The colors were vibrant and beautiful and practically...
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 first go to the...
Black pepper and buttermilk make a great dip, drizzle, or dressing—think of it as ranch dressing...
My copy of Joy of Cooking has lived with me as a newlywed, new mother, widow, and through a move...