This elegant rosemary potato galette with Gruyere cheese and garlic is easier than it looks! I?ve been making a version of the rosemary potato galett ...
Deep, dark, fudgy & flourless chocolate peanut butter swirl brownies. You can also switch it up if you’d like, by swapping the peanut butt ...
When you walk into a Dunkin? Donuts you?ll find a fairly straightforward menu, whether you?re ordering your go-to coffee drink or picking up a warm br ...
The French Blonde has surged in popularity since Taylor Swift called it her favorite cocktail ? but that\'s not why you should make it. It\'s a lovely ...
These breakfast burgers are inspired by a favorite Jersey Shore watering hole, C.J. McLoone\'s. I\'ve never eaten one for breakfast, but hoo boy, they ...
When you\'re craving bacon cheddar burgers, there\'s no substitute. Luckily it\'s quick and easy to make a truly great one. Here\'s how. The post Baco ...
It doesn\'t get much more classic, or more satisfying, than a beautifully calibrated cheddar burger. Here\'s how to make a great one. The post Cheddar ...
Vermouth and soda is a flexible, lower-alcohol, and totally delightful aperitif. Here\'s how to make it great, with very little effort. The post Verm ...
This sausage egg and cheese croissant nails the New York-area classic recipe. Here\'s how to make this specialty of delis, street carts, and bodegas j ...
This pepper and egg sandwich nails the New York-area, Italian-American classic recipe. It\'s equally great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The post P ...
This pork roll egg and cheese sandwich nails the New Jersey-area classic recipe. Here\'s how to make this specialty of delis and diners just right at ...
This old fashioned wassail recipe is the center of my personal Venn diagram, where singing, drinks, and the winter holidays meet. It\'s warm, cozy ? a ...
This bacon egg and cheese croissant nails the New York-area classic recipe. Here\'s how to make this specialty of delis, street carts, and bodegas jus ...
This ham egg and cheese sandwich nails the New York-area classic recipe. Here\'s how to make this specialty of delis, street carts, and bodegas just r ...
This sausage egg and cheese sandwich nails the New York-area classic recipe. Here\'s how to make this specialty of delis, street carts, and bodegas ju ...
This easy raita recipe makes a lovely, lightly savory complement to Indian-inspired meals. It cools and cleanses your palate. The post Easy Raita Reci ...
This bacon egg and cheese sandwich nails the New York-area classic recipe. Here\'s how to make this specialty of delis, street carts, and bodegas just ...
This wonderfully savory make-ahead breakfast casserole is brimming with vegetables. It?s perfect to feed a crowd on Christmas morning or at a festive ...
Homemade donuts are easier than you think. These glazed beauties have a hint of gingerbread spice, which is perfect for the holidays or whenever the c ...
I deeeeefinitely didn?t run in the direction of spiralized zucchini noodles in the early days of this trend, but it turns out that, prepared well, I r ...
A show-stopping cheese board may be the easiest possible contribution to a holiday party. Here?s how to make one in about 15 minutes. Ah, the cheese ...
A fabulous bowl of vegetarian chili can be yours in 30 minutes. (Post contains affiliate links.) Hooray for chili season. There?s nothing like a 30-mi ...
Got a special yogi in your life" These are a few of my favorite things?to take to yoga class and help replenish afterward. Shop straight from the phot ...
Oh hello, junk food dinner that?s actually packed with vegetables and fiber! If you?re looking for an easy vegetarian nachos recipe that?s teeming wit ...
An easy and comforting chicken and white bean chili recipe (or substitute leftover turkey) that?s just right for these cozy months. I know it?s the da ...
You can?t go wrong with a gift of one of the best cookbooks of 2016. I don?t know why, but I?m kinda excited for holiday shopping this year. Maybe I ...
So. No more weekends between us and Thanksgiving, huh" Noted. Here?s one final side dish that?s quick to make and equally easy on the palate and the e ...
It?s about time for a house tour, don?t you think" Let?s start in the kitchen, where just about everything good begins. Psst?This post contains affil ...
As I was poking around the kitchen earlier this week around 6 p.m. wondering what to put together for a quick dinner, I realized we had all the ingred ...
This lovely little beet salad recipe would make a great start to a fall or winter dinner party. Or double it for the holidays. Or mainline it for nut ...
Clementine Moscow Mules are a perfect cocktail for these strange times. Read on to find out why.(This post contains affiliate links.) So?we?ve been t ...
Make your vegetarian Thanksgiving guests feel loved with this satisfying kabocha squash lasagna. As far as I?m concerned, you can never have too man ...
Whether you serve it at Thanksgiving or hork it down with an egg on top to fuel your civic engagement, this easy broccolini recipe with gremolata will ...
For your Thanksgiving table, a dinner party or a weeknight dinner, this harvest kale salad recipe really brings it. We make a whole lot of salads arou ...
Irresistibly fudgy one-bowl brownies are happening. Now and forevermore. Everybody needs a favorite brownies recipe, don?t you think" Something simpl ...
Last month I posted a recipe for crispy potato tacos inspired by one of our favorite local Jersey shore restaurants, Surf Taco. You should make those ...
You guys. Yesterday in some sort of out-of-body (or out-of-mind") experience, I posted a recipe for Halloween Cocoa Puff Marshmallow Treats. You may h ...
I made Halloween Cocoa Puff Marshmallow Treats. Don?t ask?but I will tell. So?Fresh Direct sent us a box of Cocoa Puffs like a month ago. I don?t kno ...
Last week Cope and I spent a few days in Ireland sans kids (thanks, Mom!) to celebrate our 15th anniversary. We?d been to Dublin as a foursome a few y ...
One of the definitions of ?introvert,? I hear, is a person who posts a hearty breakfast recipe for ONE on a Friday. It?s brunch, even, to be honest. ...
You guys! FRIES. Really good Yukon Gold BAKED fries, to be exact. They?re the perfect accompaniment to Really Good Veggie Burgers, if you want a burge ...
A quick and satisfying bowl of vegetarian miso ramen with a twist. (Literally.) Thanks to Potatoes USA for sponsoring this post. Later this week Cop ...
Hellooooo, fall ? and hello to you. I?ve been uncharacteristically obsessed with donuts for the past couple of weeks. I?ve been baking. I?ve been fryi ...
I?m one of those people who thinks there?s room in the world for lots of kinds of veggie burgers. I?m cool with a falafel burger with grilled halloumi ...
Here at the Jersey Shore we have a great local chain of taco restaurants called Surf Taco. They do a seasonal Cajun potato taco that?s crispy and cre ...
Here?s a simple and sophisticated take on fall: an apple cider, champagne and whiskey cocktail with a hint of lemon. Happy Friday, friends. I?m delig ...
In case you hadn?t noticed, we?ve been VERY into dinner bowls recently. If you actually ate here on a regular basis, you?d see how often I?ve been put ...
A few weeks ago I promised you my dear friend Roxane?s recipe for 20 minute vegan sushi bowls. On our summer trip to Canada, we were lucky enough to b ...
You guys. These cookies. Aren?t they cute" Looking at them makes me giggle, which is easier now that they?re all gone and I?m no longer stealing away ...
?Tis the season for 20-minute dinners. Sometimes that means raiding the pantry for a crowd-pleasing 5 Minute Taco Bowl. (Five minutes makes you a tota ...
{My perfect spaghetti al pomodoro has been one of my top-five meals since 1977, a.k.a. since I started cutting teeth. It?s about time I shared it, don ...
When we lived in London, I noticed right away that one of the things Brits do better than Americans is convenience food. Supermarkets, grab-and-go foo ...
Looking back at this frenetic second week of school, I honestly cannot fathom how I had time to make a normal dinner last Friday, never mind produ ...
I?m loving the back to school, back to life, back to reality routine this year. Compared to the summer, I find I?m: Moving a lot more without trying ( ...
As a lover and seeker of umami, I?ve been delighted by the rise in popularity of the poke bowl. Poke originates in Hawaii and means, essentially, cut ...
Good old roasted Brussels sprouts with olive oil, salt and pepper are dreamy just the way they are. But sometimes you?re in the mood for something a l ...
In August, at the tail end of our trip to Alberta and British Columbia, we spent a few terrific days in Vancouver. I have a whole Vancouver post comi ...
Happy September! Is it fall yet" We?re headed back to school on Tuesday, and I?m always so confused and conflicted at this time of year. It?s totally ...
Happy Lobster Day weekend! (Wait.) Here?s to the end of a great summer and the beginning of a prosperous new season. The weather here on the Jersey sh ...
I mentioned last year in a post about Reykjavik that we discovered a love for Icelandic skyr during our stay. What I didn?t say is that when we got h ...
Everybody needs a go-to popcorn recipe. That?s a truth universally acknowledged. We?ve tried many methods and variations over the years, from stovetop ...
Welcome to the first post in what promises to be a truly picturesque series on hiking the national parks of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Tod ...
We are huge fans of frittatas on busy weeknights. This broccoli frittata saved us on Monday night after a worky-worky day. The thing is, just because ...
It?s been a while now since the food blog world embraced Mexican street corn (elotes) and Mexican street corn salad (esquites). Usually when a trend t ...
Hello hello! Here?s a quick round-up of our favorite Calgary spots to kick off coverage of our travels to Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. We we ...
Friday evening we came home to an empty fridge after our weeks in Canada. Lucky for us it?s August in New Jersey, where our local Sunday farmers? mark ...
Hello again from beautiful western Canada. We’ve just arrived in Vancouver after an hourlong flight from Calgary and are sitting at a Starbucks ...
One of the great things about burgers is that you can slap them on the grill and have a delicious dinner in under 30 minutes. It’s an unfortuna ...
I’ll be honest — I’m not ready to let go of summer for quite a while yet. We’re currently traveling through the Canadian R ...
It’s no secret that the Greek island of Santorini is one of the more beautiful places in the known universe. The whites, the blues, the cliffs, ...
Here’s a nice simple post about a nice simple meal for you on this Monday morning. These red lentils with coconut milk and warming spices only ...
In June we had the chance to skip out on school for a few days and travel to my oldest friend’s very wonderful Colorado wedding. The big day ...
This is a food blog, and that designation comes with certain expectations about what we will and what we won’t cover here. Recipes, yes. Politi ...
We spent the weekend visiting the kinds of friends who always introduce me to something new to love. It’s rarely anything enormous, and our tas ...
Disclaimer #1 I’ll just put it out there right away that this post about our visit to Alicante got lost at the bottom of the drafts pile for a ...
Here’s a post on how to decorate a cake when what you’ve got is more will than skill. And you know it. And you’re cool with it. T ...
At the risk of seasonal self-aggrandizement, I’m going to say that I feel like we got the pace of summer just right this year. The kids have be ...
Here’s a happy little number to launch your weekend: baked eggs in tomato sauce and a little salad. It’s a great, light lunch or dinner ...
This spring we spent a few terrific days visiting with our growing population of friends in Austin. I hadn’t been there in quite a few years ...
So here we are at the end of yet another too-complicated week for raising kids in America. Yesterday morning, with hot tears on my cheeks that s ...
Oh, did you think I was done posting sour cherry recipes" Just because we’ve talked about little else for weeks" Not quite yet, my friends. Fir ...
Our little neighborhood is really nailing the whole “America!†thing this weekend, so I thought I’d say Happy Independence Day w ...
And now for something completely different: easy potted herb centerpieces for your next big event. In other words, food on the table that’s not ...
Earlier this week we spent a fantastic morning with friends picking sour cherries at Battleview Orchards in Freehold, NJ. Their sour cherry trees are ...
So. There’s no easy way into this conversation. We’re massaging our salads now. You’re looking at a picture of a massaged kale sa ...
It’s the last day of school for our sixth grader and second grader, and, like every year, I’m filled with that special emotional cocktai ...
There are a lot of adjectives in the title of this recipe. I know it. I almost added “briny,†too — but it was just too much. Iâ� ...
Here’s a five-minute breakfast that boasts an unreasonable happiness-to-effort ratio: avocado toast fried eggs with smoked paprika and salsa. I ...
This Aperol Spritz cocktail recipe is long overdue on Umami Girl. You can tell that’s true from how much Aperol is gone from the bottle. I†...
Today I’m finally solving a problem that many of us face a few times a year. It’s a kid-size problem with sugar and whipped cream on top ...
Ramps are the talk of the town for food lovers in April and May. They’re wild leeks, usually foraged rather than cultivated, have an elegant sh ...
Hi, I’m Carolyn, and it has been zero days since my last hit of umami. This is always true. This isn’t the first time I’ve ...
Here’s a little happiness for your weekend: a hearty batch of easy vegan banana pancakes. Truth be told, I’m perfectly happy to use a co ...