Winter
Lime Leaf Miso Soup
Step one, source these lime leaves. Step two, make this lime leaf miso soup!
Simple Beet Fettuccine
Fresh pasta, you can do it! A beautiful, fun, and simple way to make homemade fettuccine noodles.
The Most Popular Recipe Last Month
It's always fascinating to see which recipes are most popular!
Chicory Soup & Camino Photos
Camino in Oakland hosted a celebration dinner last week based on recipes included in Near & Far - I though I'd share some photos. Also, one of my favorite soups made the menu that night(!) and I've included the recipe here - a brothy, restorative barley soup with chicories punctuated with flecks of preserved lemon, a bit of chile confetti, and a silky dollop of creme fraiche.
Slow Cooker Ribollita
By popular request! A wonderfully hearty, slow cooker version of ribollita, the famous Tuscan stew made with bean, vegetables, dark greens, and day-old bread.
Instant Pot Herbed Chickpea Plov
If you love robust one-pot rice dishes, and you own an Instant Pot, this recipe is for you. It has rice, and chickpeas, fragrant spices, spinach, herbs, saffron, garlic, and olives.
Creamy Four Ingredient Chili Mac (Instant Pot / Conventional)
Chili, beer, and elbow pasta. I know of no other dinner that takes less effort than the Instant Pot version of this. It's literally for nights when take-out takes too long, and is too much effort. Seriously.
Slow Cooker Black Bean Chili with Kahlua
A slow cooker black bean chili for the weeknight win. This version is Kahlua-spiked with chili powder and good dose of chipotle.
Kombucha Holiday Punch
A holiday punch recipe made with ginger kombucha, prosecco, and gin. It's spritzy and bright, and dances on your tongue.
10 Minute Instant Pot Mushroom Broth
You can use this Instant Pot mushroom broth a thousand different ways. If you have dried porcini mushrooms, a few cloves of garlic, salt, pepper, and a bit of thyme, you're in business.
