I adore pickles of all kinds, but like bagels and jam, they were on that (ever-shrinking) list of things I’d never tried to make myself. For some reason cucumber pickles still intimidate me but these were insanely easy, and I love them.
Pickled onions may not seem like a particularly [...]

I grew up in a cracker household. At any given time, we had Triscuits, Wheat Thins, Saltines, graham crackers, and usually a cheese cracker like Better Cheddars in the cupboard. Crackers were a go-to snack for years, and I still love them (because they’re so PERFECT with so [...]

After LOVING those apple cinnamon whoopie pies a few weeks ago, I knew it was just a matter of time before I experimented with different flavors. Since chocolate and salted caramel is my new favorite combination, it seemed natural to use it here. I found the recipe for [...]

Jamie Oliver changed my life and will probably change yours too. Or, to clarify, if you don’t have a pasta maker, you can still make fresh pasta! (For me, that discovery is completely life-changing. I don’t ever want to go back to dried pasta.) So with just a [...]

2009 was unlike any other year of my life. On January 13, we boarded a one-way flight to Thailand. We spent about a month in Chiang Mai, where I fell in love with khow soi, learned to embrace beer with ice and drinks in bags, and ate a [...]

Normally I think that if you want a really unhealthy treat, you have to eat the real thing or you’ll never be satisfied. If I’m craving ice cream, I want the best, not some gummy, bland, fat-free version. Some people say they can satisfy their salty food craving [...]