*serves two1/2 cup of dried white beans, soaked overnight 1 tablespoon of butter 2 cloves of garlic, minced 2 sprigs of flat-leaf parsley +...

Nicole is one of those lovely individuals whom I would refer to as a 'kindred spirit.' Her blog, Eat This Poem, and wonderful newsletter constantl...

Serves four3 1/2 pounds of clams 1 tablespoon of butter 8 ounces of smoky bacon, diced 2 stalks of celery, finely diced 3 cloves of garlic...

Do you ever think about someone's hands? The creases between their fingers and their palms, the shape of their fingernails, the way they hold a ...

I'm writing this post from Matt's parents' house in Ohio, where we're currently celebrating his dad's 70th birthday. It's one of the few times I'm f...

We're waiting, and eating. I can't tell you how much the past seven months have challenged me, mentally. Sure, there have been physical changes, t...

I had recently fallen into a rabbit hole called Alt Summit (if you've been following me on Twitter, you may have noticed that I was tweeting up a ...

I was a sociology major in college and my fascination with the discipline has stayed with me. One of the things I love about sociology is that it ...

Serves fourFor the granita:1/2 cup of lime juice (squeezed from about 4 limes)For the oysters:1-2 dozen of assorted oysters 1 teasp...

My dad has this habit of announcing that things are either 'famous' or 'better than anything you have ever tried.' He does this with everything fr...

Serves four - six, depending on your appetite1 pound of shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 pound of clams, cleaned 1/2 pound of mussels, scrubbed ...

There are some things you don’t talk about on the Internet. Your marital problems, for example. A falling out with a friend. A date with your th...