I am very excited* to announce the opening day of what we call slaw season at the Smitten Kitchen. There is nothing better than a crunchy, lettuce-free, wilt-resistant salad in the summer, and I don’t just mean cabbage swimming in mayo. It could be broccoli or cauliflower, vegetables fine and …

There is a lot of ingredient flexibility here, too. You can use any oil you like to bake with or butter. You can use non-dairy milk, or even coffee or water for the milk. You can use a thicker Greek yogurt or a “regular” one, though I prefer the latter …

In early March 2020, I signed a contract to write my third cookbook because it felt like just the right moment: calm, unfrenzied, kids happy settled in school and activities… stop laughing. My timing is impeccable. But, there’s nothing like a tremendous amount of time at home with an almost …