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Making your own pasta is cheap, fun, and there’s a huge reward. Here’s how I dove in, arms flailing.

When I was feeling bad, I was desperate for advice.

If you eat jars of nut butter by the spoonful, you’ll love Lake Champlain's Peanut Five Star Bar.

Everything everyone said about family dinner is true.

Questionable etiquette for trying times. 

There’s a lot out there about how to avoid getting infected, but no one told me what to do once it happened. 

Some people adopted a pet. I got a composter.

I’ve always loved enchiladas—but I never thought I could make them myself until Doña Ángela inspired me to check out my local Latin market.

Your local grocery store is out of flour. The internet isn’t.

Josh Niland’s stainless steel press is the key to the perfect sear.

When you need to coddle and be coddled.

I decided to take a peek in the old icebox—and ended up eating out of the freezer for a week straight.

All the best things I cook come out of this 1.5 quart saucepan.

I can’t visit my favorite craft breweries right now, but I can still get my hands on this.

They’re like a cross between a Fruit Roll-Up and a Necco wafer in the best way.

How to cook together while remaining, technically-speaking, alone.

Is it just me or have weeks become decades?

When I drink Avis de Tempête’s “Blanc No.1," I remember small interactions and long conversations.

I had to find a way to tell myself, my protagonist, and hopefully my readers a new story about living in our bodies.

I’ve always been a careless, rushed cook—but now I’m taking a minute to slow down.

Our favorite stars—just like us!—are fumbling around in the kitchen.

Go ahead and crumble that rice cake right into the peanut butter jar. We won't tell. 

Superfeet insoles provide not just physical support but emotional as well.

I’ve been ransacking my pantry for ghee and coconut oil, butter and cream, nuts and seeds.