What I think should be the most talked-about environmental article of the year was published in the journal Nature this month! I almost missed it scrolling through my election-saturated news feed. Dryly titled, “Global Priority Areas for…
Cinnamon and Sugar Plum or Apple or Any Fruit Cake
I have a confession to make. I’m incapable of repeating the same recipe twice. That may not sound concerning to you, but eat repeat is kind of premised on the idea that I’m recommending recipes that warrant…
Tomato Soup for Winter and Summer
Sometimes the meaning of a dish changes in an instant and you realize that something you used to dislike is not so bad after all. Perhaps you were avoiding something because you thought you’d hate it, but…
Seasonal Fruit Galette, Women on Food
In the wake of the protests against police brutality and systemic racism in the US, I feel like it’s not the most appropriate time to publish food content out into the interwebs. How could a recipe written…
Potato Chip Tortilla Española, TGIF
TGIF, and thank God my appetite is back. It’s near impossible for me to cook without an appetite. If you don’t feel inspired to eat anything, what’s the point in cooking? Thankfully, I live with someone who…
How to Make Chia Pudding Taste Good, a Deep Dive on “Superfoods”
Why do we eat chia pudding? It’s not for any feelings of home-cooked nostalgia, given that these ancient Mesoamerican seeds first entered the food market in the US in the 1990s, and were only approved for consumption…
Mujadara for your Heart, Wallet, Health, and the Earth
Mujadara is a Levantine dish, meaning it’s from the Western countries in the Middle East, including Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, and Israel. It has four basic ingredients: rice, lentils, onions, and cumin. There are versions of…
Tahini Beet Dip
I first ate this tahini beet dip at Mamnoon, a delicious, Syrian Lebanese restaurant in Seattle. They called it shamandar bi tahini, which I believe means beets with tahini. I moved away from Seattle in 2017 and…
Herbs n’ Spices Farro Salad, and the Green New Deal
I am so lucky to have a pantry stocked with food and a cabinet filled with spices. A report released this week by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme reminded me how…
Pastel de Papas, Comfort Food Part II
When I was a kid, I remember thinking that if I had to choose one food to eat for the rest of my life, it was pastel de papas, an Argentine dish that my family used to…