We are still in Portugal, which means, look away now. We are total blissed-out bores. The ridiculous truth of this vacation is that all the planning of it went down with the other family we are with when I was neck-deep in a book deadline and my husband had a …

I enjoy chopping things but have no notable knife skills, no tuck, no game, but no shame either. I’ve always found julienning fruits and vegetables to be difficult, just a lot of very precise cutting that’s not going to come easily to someone who didn’t mince their way through hours …

Watch the video for this recipe: I have discovered this crazy chocolate cake only recently and I must say I fall in love with it immediately. It is somehow very similar to the recipe used in the Chocolate Rose Cake but it is an eggless version. I was required an …

[Get the recipe for Even More Perfect Blueberry Muffins right here] Since we rolled out the redesign, I’ve been flagging recipes in the archives I can’t stand looking at the pictures of anymore with plans to reshoot them. The perfect blueberry muffins were on this list except on my way …

Watch the video for this recipe: Grilled cheese sandwiches with gooey melted cheese, summer roasted tomatoes, fresh basil and crispy buttery bread slices are a great choice for breakfast or lunch  whenever you want something quick, satisfying and delicious. Summer roasted tomatoes are flavorful and are a great choice for …

A thing I have learned over the last 10 years (!) here is that people have fairly bifurcated opinions of eggplant. Some find it to be the greatest, especially when it is at its most eggplant-y, others don’t care what you do with it, they’re never going to be converted, …

In this Pork Belly Lettuce Cups Recipe, you’ll learn: How to cook superbly tender, succulent pork belly Essential step to cleaning pork belly before cooking How to finish pork belly to get crisp, caramelized edges So many Asian restaurants feature pork belly on their menus, especially Pork Belly Buns. Here’s …

Watch the video for this recipe: This summer I really enjoyed berries, served them as they are, in parfaits or in various breakfast dishes like these Blueberry Pancakes or in cakes like this Raspberry Cake or Blueberry Bundt Cake.. and the list can go on. Berries are good in almost …

Although I will happily eat burrata — that lush mozzarella-on-the-outside, creamy-ricotta-center cheese from Puglia’s Razza Podolica’s cows by way of skilled craftsmen — with a knife and fork, quartered on a plate, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic, flaky sea and pepper with or without a few tiny tomatoes all …

Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl, happy and in love. He liked chocolate and cheesecake and peanut butter and coffee and she, rather luckily for him, liked to bake. When they’d been married for one year, she made him a chocolate caramel cheesecake on his …