My mother cooked like she loved; not at all, or just for show. My father, however, brought a sense of irreverent frivolity to almost everything, which was true most of all in the kitchen. I wonder now if he ever really loved to cook, or if the few moments of actual joy sprinkled throughout the […]
Some things are just not about looks. And Shepherd’s Pie is one of those things. When this Irish Shepherd’s Pie came out of the oven, those bubbly edges and almost-charred snaggles on top, along with the smatter of spatters along the edges almost made me want to skip photographing it altogether. Which got me thinking: […]
The most famous versions of this dish are made with good old-fashioned spuds, sometimes with other root vegetables thrown into the mix, but always with a potato-y backbone. However, my Parsnip Colcannon messes with that traditional tater taste by swapping in some other vegetables for my nightshade free friends who, somewhat tragically, can’t tolerate the […]
Have you ever tried pork cheeks? Before you start to get all skeeved out: don’t. Because they’re one of the most wonderful, tender and tasty cuts of pork out there. And pork cheeks make ridiculously amazing stew, for a whole bunch of reasons. Why I’m lovin’ the pork cheeks lately: they are paradoxically really lean and […]
I’ve been making this Sweet Potato & Broccoli Soup so often in the last few weeks that it’s been regularly in my “breakfast soup” rotation. I know that back before I stopped eating grains, I would have found the idea of soup at breakfast quite strange, but it’s now one of my favorite almost-daily habits. […]
I know, I know, peas ain’t paleo. Or Whole30 friendly. Because, legumes. But no legumes were harmed in the making of this soup! One of my habits at the end of the week is to go through my fridge and gather up any veggies hiding at the back of the crisper draws and whip up […]
