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I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t like lemon curd. You, in turn, might choose not to trust anyone who makes bold, sweeping, and questionably necessary proclamations, but if I were to pick a completely superfluous soapbox to stand on, it’s currently this. Everyone loves lemon curd. The only thing better …

Let’s talk about heat! There are so many ways to impart both chile heat and flavor here, and this recipe works with any of them: 1 minced jalapeño or serrano, or more to taste. Ground chile powder (not the spice blend for chili, the dish), chipotle powder, or even smoked …

Make crust: Heat oven to 350°F. Combine cookie crumbs and salt in a medium bowl and stir until mixed. Add butter and stir until crumbs are evenly coated. Press crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of a standard 9-inch pie dish. I like to use the outer edge …

Think someone else may like this? Share the love! This Guinness Beef Stew is from the Official Guinness Cookbook – it’s the real deal! I used to work for Guinness over 20 years ago, as a consultant based in San Francisco. I’m thrilled to share with you one of the …

Every Saturday morning, which is blissfully later each year that my children have grown old enough to fend for themselves for a couple hours, we stumble out of bed and do these exact things in this exact order: Make Americanos in the Moka pot. Hard-boil several eggs and plunge them …

[*] Vegetables 1/2 pound savoy cabbage (from half a small head) 1/2 pound cauliflower (from half a small head) Olive oil 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper and/or red pepper flakes Dressing 1 garlic clove, minced 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons well-stirred tahini 1 tablespoon olive oil …

Every so often, I try to do responsible things like Plan Ahead to reap the rewards that should come with it like A Calm and Unfrazzled Week and I fail almost 100% of the time in the service of Something More Fun I Just Thought Of. Crispy salad? Castle breakfast? …

Think someone else may like this? Share the love! Facebook Pinterest Email Print We are excited to be giving away one Frigidaire Retro Bar Fridge Refrigerator! We are getting vintage with it, with this fun mini fridge that would make any garage or games room a highlight of the space!  …

lemon sorbet – smitten kitchen Skip to content I realize that in a week where the most public spaces part sludge, part abyss, you might not have frozen desserts on your mind, but I cannot hide what we are: year-round ice cream people. Maybe it’s just the peculiarity of a …

Think someone else may like this? Share the love! Have you heard of the MIND Diet?  It combines 2 very popular diets that experts regard as some of the healthiest (because they lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases): The Mediterranean Diet And the Dietary Approaches to …