THE TAKEAWAY. Super Natural Every Day is a beautiful peek into the world of natural foods maven Heidi Swanson. If your world is anything like mine, then Heidi’s world closely resembles yours, e...
Asparagus season is short and sweet, and I can’t get enough unless I eat it practically once a day. Here are 10 of my favorite asparagus links from around the web. The only question is which on...
Hey there, modern hippies! Here’s me harnessing the power of the internet for the greater good. Ready? I’m drinking this smoothie right now. I just made it up like fifteen minutes ago. An...
This is the cilantro sauce youve been waiting for. Even if you didnt know it.
THE TAKEAWAY. Parents Need to Eat, Too is a smart, witty, dare I say indispensable resource for parents clawing their way toward their “new normal” in the months after a baby is born. A g...
This week Im debuting two new weekly columns, because I love you an awkward amount and cant stop myself from offering you small, precious gifts on a regular basis. Also because now that I have a rad ...
This is one of those happy stories about necessity, motherhood, and invention. Don’t you love those stories? Last week we arrived home after a couple of weeks away and needed to put together a ...
So. I asked my father-in-law to buy all the ingredients for this salad, and then I left the country without making it. Nice, right? That’s one reason why I’m posting this recipe today. It...
Me and cheese. It’s complicated. Like a celebrity couple, we have two relationships. There’s the “us” in the public eye: A small amount of high-quality cheese once or twice a ...
I’ve been holding this post back for a few days because I haven’t been much in the mood to write. The last couple of weeks have been utterly exhausting due to a family emergency from whic...
Hello from the wine bar at Newark Liberty International Airport, or as I feel I’ve earned the right to call it over the years, EWR. Might I recommend a glass of the Dry Creek Chenin Blanc? Some...
Well, hello there. Welcome to Umami Girl’s new digs! I’ve been hard at work giving this space a renovation for spring, which explains both the new look and the sparseness of actual conten...
We’re all trying to innovate at a mile a minute these days, aren’t we? Sometimes, when I look at how quickly the world is whizzing by, I feel like I’d be happy just to breathe at a ...
Ahem. It’s probably best that I not say too much about this smoothie recipe, and that you just go ahead and purchase the ingredients, blend it up, and get on with things. If you catch my drift....
Happy Super Bowl Sunday, if you’re into that kind of thing. I know I am. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. I won’t waste your pre-game time pretending that I give a crap about foot...
Pin it If you asked, I might divulge to you that I pride myself a little bit on being a confirmed non-celebrity-stalker. Alright fine, maybe I didn’t wait for you to ask. Maybe I’ve been ...
Enter to win one of 10 (count em, 10!) copies of The China Study by T. Colin Campbell. This book will change -- and may even save -- your life.
In case you’re partaking in any actual boxing on this Boxing Day (or, sure, maybe you have other reasons to need some clean energy to fuel your gorgeous bod), here’s a purple “super...
Ho ho holy crap has December gotten away from me. We are back in the States for a few weeks, and it’s been one of those times when real life has outpaced and outclassed blogging life. I guess t...
Cranberry season doesn’t need to end with Thanksgiving. This mellow smoothie is an easy, healthful way to pack some more cranberry goodness into your life. And who couldn’t use a little m...
Every day this post-Thanksgiving week, I’m contributing a healthy smoothie recipe to Serious Eats in a little miniseries called From the Blender. You know, just in case you overindulged a tad l...
From the archives for the quickly dwindling World Vegan Month, a brown rice and French lentil salad and a little TMI about some self-help thing I did for like three days. Why god why am I reposting t...
From the archives for World Vegan Month, key tips for making good vegetable stock at home. (Hint: don’t forget the potato peelings.) Find the story here on Serious Eats.
I am a gravy drinker. WOW, that feels good to get off my chest. On my hips, maybe — but off my chest. I should probably be a little bit sorry, but I’m not. Remember in elementary school, ...
So there are some minor not-so-great parts of celebrating Thanksgiving in England, like, ohhh, the fact that Thanksgiving does not exist in England. There are good parts though, too, like the fact th...
From the archives for both Thanksgiving and World Vegan Month (take that, uni-tasking!), hop on over to Serious Eats for a chat about stuffed squash. It makes vegetarians feel loved on Thanksgiving. ...
In the crisper this Thanksgiving week: Far from home on my favorite holiday, we’ll be doing our best to bring simple American traditions to our table in the UK. For dessert, it’s a classi...
From the archives for World Vegan Month, my mom’s simply perfect recipe for applesauce. This will be on our Thanksgiving table this year. There’s still plenty of time to add it to yours! ...
In all the time I’ve been sharing little pieces of my world with you, I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned how much I like to sing. How from sixth grade through college, I was always i...
From deep in the archives for World Vegan Month, one of our all-time favorites — homemade granola adapted from the Barefoot Contessa. It makes a great breakfast, and also a great holiday gift. ...
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