The Blood & Bones of My Enemies (Vegan Meringues & Black Cherry Dipping Sauce)
T. Rex has been binge-watching Game of Thrones the last few weeks and all of that sword-fighting has wormed its way into my psyche. ...
Ingredient Spotlight: Pomegranate Molasses
Made from boiling down pomegranate juice, pomegranate molasses is a thick and tangy syrup often found in Iranian, Turkish, and Lebanese...
Shrunken Heads Dipped in Blood
Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the in, these shrunken heads are made from small potatoes. Impaled on wooden skewers, these little...
Bile & Bloody Bandages
If a mostly uneaten kitty litter cake at one of my Halloween parties has taught me anything, it’s this: Halloween food can look creepy or...
Halloween Horchata
While the ingredients vary depending on where it’s made, horchata is often a creamy rice beverage rich with vanilla and cinnamon. ...
Pumpkin Lentil Soup
My mom makes two kinds of delicious lentil soup. One is a recipe from a now-defunct Middle Eastern restaurant that is rich in cumin and...
Grandma Dolly & the Basically Delicious Tomato Sauce
My grandma Dolly is a character. Even though her heritage is Italian, she really is the quintessential “American girl”. She loves...
Red Wine Risotto with Brie, Figs & Walnuts
Brie, fresh figs, walnuts, and red wine are a classic combination that I enjoy and one that I thought would work well in risotto. This...
Pasta in Red Wine & Onion Sauce
I never had this pasta dish growing up nor did I eat it when I lived in Italy. I did, however, discover it in an Italian cookbook. ...
Grapefruit Feta Salad
Grapefruit, feta cheese, olives…the ingredients in this salad may seem like a weird combination but they actually work well together. ...