Summer entertaining starts this weekend, and one of the easiest ways to feed lots of people is to make a whole host of salads in advance and line a whole buffet table with the colorful bowls. Put out...
DINNER PARTY DESSERTS: Amazingly Easy Rich Lemon Tart; Coconut Budino; Whipped Mint Ganache and Blackberry Tart; Nutella Soufflé My new favorite night for dinner parties is Sunday. Alex and I had fri...
FUN FINGER FOOD: BBQ Chicken Satays; Herb and Lemon Buttered Popcorn; Heirloom Tomato Brushetta; Sweet Pea and Crab Crostini It’s a sad truth of NYC life is that hardly anyone just drops by, at...
Last week, when I posted a recipe for Iced Strawberry Green Tea, I felt like kind of an idiot trying to write instructions for how to make iced tea. Because I’m sure you all know how. But I act...
SEAFOOD PASTAS: Spicy Tomato Stew with Spaghetti; Shrimp Angel Hair; Egg Pasta with Saffron, Shrimp, and Peas; Mediterranean Catfish Spaghetti; Sardine Linguine with Sundried Tomatoes and Olives If I...
VEGGIE WRAPS AND SANDWICHES: Spicy Crunchy Hummus Wrap; Grilled Swiss and Roasted Fennel Sandwich; Roasted Eggplant Sandwiches with White Bean Spread and Chive Pesto In Cambridge, Massachusetts, ther...
GOOD GRAIN MEALS: Quinoa with Roasted Tomatoes, Avocado, and Pesto; Chipotle Barley Salad with Corn, Zucchini, and Radishes; Cous Cous with Blue Cheese and Pears; Vegetarian Fried Rice with Shiitakes...
SPRING DRINKING: Gin and Gingers; Iced Chai Tea Latte; Lemonade, Spiked or Sober As any northerner worth her flannel will tell you, iced tea should not be sweet. Below the Mason-Dixon line (and in Mo...
Thank you for sharing your amazing local-made dishes with us as part of the Full Circle Home Giveaway! I can’t wait to try my hand at your creations: carrot pancakes, ramp pizza, and quinoa chi...
MORE PANCAKES: Pumpkin Pancakes; Root Vegetable Pancakes; Sweet Almond Pancakes with Fresh Raspberries; Apple Pancakes; Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Raspberry Sauce My family has never been much for M...
A family dinner in celebration of mom–does anything sound better? Maybe Cheesy White Bean Dip does, and that’s what this Sunday supper should start with. Follow with classic, crowd-pleasi...
I learned almost everything about cooking at the feet of my mom, who’s an excellent cook. She made homemade breakfasts and homemade dinners for our family, and as my sisters and I got older, sh...
The last time I shared pictures of my kitchen was back when I lived in my Park Slope studio, the kitchen where this site was started. It was basically a closet – the “Small Kitchen”...
As you juggle the various Tex-Mex possibilities you might serve to guests at the annual Cinco De Mayo shindig this weekend, you’ll probably think about chili, you’ll think about make-your...
Last week, I got my hair cut for the first time since August. A haircut should be a fun, pampering activity, but I always treat it like an unfortunate task, akin to a pedicure (another necessary evil...
Saturday is Cinco de Mayo! While I can’t vouch for the authenticity of any of these dishes–I actually can’t vouch for the authenticity of the Cinco de Mayo celebration itself–...
Since the day we founded Big Girls, Small Kitchen, cooking and entertaining questions have arrived in our inbox and our comments section. At first we were like, “who? us? advice?” But after more than...
The grilled cheese sandwich is not some idle obsession or Pinterest fantasy. It plays a valuable role in my life. The grilled cheese sandwich always delivers. There are foods, like soup or yogurt, th...
You’re looking at two Coconut Budinos, the sweetest little individualized desserts ever to be beloved by everybody. They’re gluten-free, dairy-free, and require no skill to make. TheyR...
Because I’ve embraced Earth Day in a big way this year–green pizza and a round up of how foodies stay green in the kitchen–I figured I’d round it all out with a giveaway, than...
I promised on Wednesday that I wouldn’t get preachy about staying green in the kitchen. In a way, that was because putting together an authoritative guide to environmentally friendly practices ...
With Earth Day approaching (it’s this Sunday, the 22nd), I racked my brain for a recipe to share with you guys that felt, well, green. That emphasized saving the planet, or at least eating loca...
INDIAN-INSPIRED: Chicken Tikka Masala; Chai Tea Latte; Carrot-Raisin Raita; Saag Paratha; Coconut-Vegetable Rice Pilaf There are many culprits for the internet-onset A.D.D. many of us suffer. Some bl...
MORE BROWN BAG LUNCHES: Curry Chicken Wraps; Cous Cous with Pears and Blue Cheese; Creamy Gazpacho; Crunchy Spicy Hummus Wraps; Slow-Cooker Tomato Basil Soup; Roasted Beet Salad with Ricotta Salata ...
In most header notes for mashed potato recipes, the Russet, Yukon, or Peruvian Purple comes off as a vehicle for butter and cream–or bacon, chives, sour cream, mascarpone, and cheddar. The exis...
I always find my appetite lighten this time of year. That means sandwiches are no longer confined to lunch but can grace the dinner plate, too, even if we’re not going outside for a picnic. In ...
We started our Great Minds Eat Alike series in order to mix up the usual BGSK offerings with interviews and submissions by cooks and eaters whose mentality towards cooking and eating meshes with ours...
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Etsy featured my chocolate cream-covered walnut cake in for your Passover delight! Check it out here.
After over 3 years of sharing my quarter-life cooking with you all, it’s with a heavy heart and a grumbling stomach, that I end this chapter of my virtual food story and say goodbye to BGSK. If the m...
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