Category: Make Ahead

Summer time is pie time. After years of resistance, I have come to love a good fruit pie, with juices running every which way. But as seasonal as it is, fruit pie …

If you're not familiar with the concept, icebox cake is a no-bake cake which involves pairing something crisp (like chocolate wafers, or ritz crackers, or in this case, graham crackers) with something creamy, like …

...So on to cookies. Because what is a celebration without cookies? I've always loved eggnog - it has been an integral part of The holiday. But as I get old(er), my tastes have changed, and …

  There are things I love, but I’m too lazy to make them often. Chicken and dumplings – a relatively simple dish — just seems exhausting to me. Cooking all that chicken! Making that soup! …

...This summer I discovered Bircher Muesli. It's not oatmeal, and it's not Mueslix -- that breakfast cereal from the 80's which was not that dissimilar from eating sawdust. I'd describe it more as …

The end of August is not the easiest of times. The novelty of summer has worn off, lost its gloss and charm. Summer camps are over, the last suitcases from vacation are half unpacked and …

I make no pretenses that this is based on some autentico salsa especiale I tasted in a tiny cafe in Zihuatanejo. In fact, this recipe is based entirely on a pineapple I had in …