It’s easy to view Passover as a burden. With grains, rice, and even seeds and legumes completely verboten*, the restrictions can feel overwhelming and the options few. But instead of…
I think I may have jumped the gun a bit this year. It’s not even April and here I am with a recipe for rhubarb. It’s just that the stalks…
i love love. i love the warmth of it, the way it wraps you in its sun; how it could be raining, it could be snowing, but that sun will…
I went to Peru for a month with my friends! It was magical. Beautiful. Cold. Hot. Challenging, scary at times, exhilarating always. I lived out of a backpack. I had…
My grandparents have a fig tree near their garden in Switzerland. It is large, impassive to the treasures it holds, entrancing. Its leaves, elegant and waving green, shade little purple…
Easy, delicious, and endlessly adaptable, a flaugnarde is one of my favorite simple summer desserts. Don’t worry if the name sounds intimidating. The custard, as easy as making a dutch…
When I worked in the bakery, I started off on the pastry station. I lasted around one month before I switched to bread. Pastry, it turned out, was awfully repetitive,…
Here’s a list of things I don’t understand: math. Drake’s latest rap beef. Hot dogs. Here’s a list of things I DO understand: Challah. Pretzels. Sausages. The big three. The…
I like cheesecake bars. They’ve got all the creamy-ness of a big round cheesecake, but require less effort. They serve a crowd. They’re lowkey, but they don’t look it. So! Let’s…
Ice cream wars! Who else had them as a kid? Chocolate or vanilla! Strawberry or chocolate, vanilla or both?! I always chose chocolate, and I got a fair amount of…
