Category: Home Cooking

Of all culinary endeavors, cookie baking is hands-down my favorite, and it shows. I am the guest who always shows up with a platter of shortbread and the host who…

Waffles are one of our family’s favorite festive breakfasts, so I’ve been keeping an eye out for a cute holiday waffle maker since last December. You see, I saw that…

A trip to Spain led me to discover the easiest two-ingredient appetizer ever. Though I had lived in Madrid for six months during college, I returned several years later. While…

On December 12, 2024, Stanley issued a recall of 2.6 million Switchback and Trigger Action stainless steel travel mugs sold in the U.S. These double-walled mugs were sold in a…

Considering my job as a food writer, my kitchen is very poorly stocked when it comes to bakeware. I have limited storage space in my New York City apartment, plus…

Umoja Unity Kujichagulia Self-Determination Ujima Collective Work and Responsibility Ujamaa Cooperative Economics Nia Purpose Kuumba Creativity Imani Faith The mystical number seven is at the core of the celebration: There…

I know a good cake when I see one, and when I came across Ina Garten’s Apple and Cranberry Cake, I knew I had to give it a try. I…

I always keep a carton of eggs in my refrigerator. They’re a lifesaver for when hunger strikes and I need something nourishing to eat that’s also quick and easy to…

Look in your fridge. Do you have a bag of soggy, leafy greens tucked somewhere in the produce bin? This happens to me too. Often. To make longer-lasting bagged salads…

Winter is the season of slowing down. As the days get colder and the evenings darker, I reach for comfort food that warms from the inside out: soups and stews…