Happy almost-Thanksgiving! Are you practicing your place settings, making lists of dishes you'll be making and starching your napkins yet? No? Just me? Oh. Well, wherever you are in your phase of planning this year's big feast, today I have five foolproof Thanksgiving recipes that need to be on read more
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Instant Pot Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
Today's recipe for Instant Pot cauliflower mashed potatoes makes the creamiest, most tender mashed potatoes you'll ever taste. There's also a whole head of steamed cauliflower folded in to lighten up this Thanksgiving favorite! Note: This blog post is the first in a series of recipes I'll be read more
London Cookbook Club, Ch. 8: Orange Blossom & Honey
Last week I hosted a long-overdue meeting of my London Cookbook Club, a potluck gathering where members pick a cookbook and try their hand at making recipes from that cookbook. Back in the spring, after we made a delicious Indian feast, our club selected Orange Blossom and Honey: Magical Moroccan read more
Instant Pot Turkey Meatballs with Polenta
Today's recipe for Instant Pot turkey meatballs over polenta is one of the many simple yet elegant dishes that can be made in this versatile cooker. These meatballs are hearty and flavorful. Best of all, the whole dish is light on calories and gluten free! read more
A Day Out in The Hague, Netherlands
Today's blog post is all about how to spend a day out in The Hague. Our whole family loves this peaceful Dutch city so much that we've visited twice this year, and I've rounded the best things to do if you're spending a day there. Click through to see! read more
Chicken Fingers + Halogen Oven Giveaway!
Today's recipe for halogen oven chicken fingers with miso honey mustard sauce is all thanks to the gift of a halogen oven Vonshef, a UK-based brand that's manufacturing kitchen appliances and home decor to make simpler and prettier for at-home chefs. Scroll through to read all about how a halogen read more
Roasted Carrot and Lentil Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
Today's recipe for roasted carrot and lentil salad with creamy avocado dressing is actually not a salad. I say this emphatically, with meaning: it is not a salad. It can't be a salad, because if it were a salad, there would be leafy greens, right? A bed of curly, dark purple and green leaves read more
Five Outrageous Seafood Dishes in Charleston
Today's blog post is about five outrageously good seafood dishes in Charleston, South Carolina is one of the best food destinations in America. I am completely unbiased when I say this. Okay, so I'm not completely unbiased. I spent a summer there as a teenager. Even though I grew up in read more
Summer in the USA (aka, I’m Baaaack!)
I took an unexpected break from blogging this summer. I didn't mean to. In fact, I even photographed and wrote down a bunch of recipes that I planned to blog about. But we planned a long trip to the US this summer -- three weeks with just the kids and me, and then another month with our whole family read more
Why A Pimm’s Cup is the Perfect Summer Drink
I'm back to posting after a long break to enjoy some time visiting friends and family in the U.S. Thanks for checking in! Every summer I embark on a serious mission. The mission involves several stages: planning, sourcing, researching, and testing. I take this mission very seriously. It's the read more
