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It’s Rosen’s birthday! For the past month we h

It’s Rosen’s birthday! For the past month we have been discussing what birthday “cake” they wanted (because, frankly, we are running low on topics of conversation at this point). First, Rosen thought a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing, then pumpkin pie (why not!), then flan. But, they finally settled on lemon chess pie. I volunteered to make one, of course, but Rosen politely declined saying that a pie from @birdsblack would do just fine, thank you. Indeed it will. #pie #birthdaypie

Tonight’s dinner: “French Onion Soup” Pizza

Tonight’s dinner: “French Onion Soup” Pizza from the March issue of @real_simple. Caramelized shallots, Gruyere, ricotta, olive oil, and herbs make for an excellent Monday night dinner! Recipe by @mariannew44; recipe link in my bio! #pizza #baremindin #easydinner #realsimplefood #rsfood

Just a little sneak preview of what’s coming in

Just a little sneak preview of what’s coming in the March issue of @real_simple from @ananda_eidelstein! Rosen and I made the recipe last night: homemade pasta, no machine required! It’s even simple enough for a not-super-rushed weeknight. Recipe coming soon! 😍 #pasta #handmade #dinner #pastamaking

With an impending blizzard on the horizon yesterda

With an impending blizzard on the horizon yesterday, It seemed like the perfect time to finally (I mean, 13 years later) try the famous @jacquestorres chocolate chip cookies from a @nytimes article by @davidleite. The recipe is a little more involved than the classic Toll House recipe. For starters, it requires cake flour and bread flour, both of which I happened to have on hand because I literally (LITERALLY) have 11 different types of flour crammed into a kitchen cabinet. Secondly, and perhaps most controversially, the dough requires a 24 chill-out time in the fridge before baking.

I made the dough Sunday afternoon and portioned it out. The original recipe calls for portioning after chilling, but I read through the comments and many folks said they portioned first, which made a lot of sense to me and my biceps. I made two other changes: I added a small handful of finely chopped pecans and cut back on the chocolate from 20 oz. to 16 oz., because I actually adore the cookie part of a chocolate chip cookie! I also used 8 oz of chopped chocolate and 8 oz. of chips, instead of the disks the recipe calls for.

Because I love a good experiment, I baked one cookie for each of us after only a 3-hour rest on Sunday. We each had another tonight, after the dough rested for 24 hours. Was there a difference? Yes, but slight. The ones that rested for just 3 hours were still damn good. I will make one more mini batch tomorrow and report back on how the cookies are with a 48-hour rest. The rest of the dough balls are going in the freezer for future cookie emergencies.

I put the link to the recipe in my bio in case you want to go on a chocolate chip cookie odyssey yourself! 🍪

Anyone else tried these cookies??

#cookies #baking #snowdaybaking

My morning is plenty bright today (🍑🎉) so it

My morning is plenty bright today (🍑🎉) so it feels like a good time to share my feature story Brighten Up Breakfast from the January issue of @real_simple! You’ll find 12 really easy breakfast ideas, plus nutrition know-how from @foodtrainers @katiesmorford @tamarsamuels.rd. See more of the story in my Stories. A big thank you to photographer @caitbensel, food stylist @rishonmarie, prop stylist @audreydavisphotography, plus @emilykehe, @linalegare, and @lwrncjmsw for making the story so gorgeous (as always).

Our neighbor Connie is opening a new restaurant so

Our neighbor Connie is opening a new restaurant soon on Park Ave South: @eatmilu. We had the chance to try a few dishes for lunch today, and we practically licked the plates. For lunch they serve bowls—we had Ginger-Scallion Salmon, Sichuan Spiced Cauliflower, and Yunan Brisket. Each bowl came with bright, crisp salad greens (mostly watercress), rice of course, and a “side”—a shredded tofu salad for me (SO good), smashed cucumbers for Dave, and spicy broccoli for Rosen. Family-sized portions will be available for dinners, they serve amazing custard (egg tart or milk tea flavored), and have a small selection of specialty groceries. I’m already wondering whether I could feasibly send Rosen there after school in the East Village to bring home some food for dinner some days 😉. #food #restaurants #eatnyc #grubhub #nyceats #nycfood #restaurant

BARE MINIMUM DINNERS. I know I’ve mentioned that

BARE MINIMUM DINNERS. I know I’ve mentioned that I’m working on a new cookbook, but consider this the official announcement! ⭐️ Bare Minimum Dinners will be out next September, and the idea is that we all want to eat really delicious food, but it doesn’t need to be complicated. I believe that if dinner is LESS of a lift, we’ll all cook MORE. One chapter features meals with 7 ingredients or less (including salt and olive oil!), another features one-pot and pan meals for easy clean-up. Many more details to come, of course, but the photo shoot was this week and I’m positively swooning over the images. A big thank you to @linda.xiao @maeve_sheridan and @monicapierini for all the care and creativity you’ve brought to everything. In fact, these are Monica’s expert hands (with a not quite finished dish). I’m so excited to share this book with you all next September! @hmhcooks #food #cookbooks #easydinners #bareminimumdinners

For the October issue of @real_simple I had the pl

For the October issue of @real_simple I had the pleasure of working with five incredible food writers and chefs for a story about the recipes that remind them of home. Thank you @chefeinat for sharing the Roasted Butternut Squash With Tahini Sauce recipe, along with the story about how the sauce turned your son into a radish-lover. Thank you @patijinich for the Chicken Enchiladas in Salsa Verde and your secret for savoring every last bite. Thank you @domenicacooks for Gabriella’s Pot Roast and your memories of your mother’s cooking. Thank you @carlaphall for the Tempura Vegetables With Lemon-Soy Dipping Sauce and the reminder that sometimes fried veggies are the best veggies. And thank you @hettymckinnon for the Curry Rice Vermicelli and for sharing how your mom nurtured your family with food.

You can find these recipes and stories, plus ALL of the other delicious recipes in the October issue at the link in my bio. And, if you can, check out this story in the print magazine. It’s a stunner! Thank you @emilykehe @linalegare @lwrncjmsw @chelseaczimmer @stylingbysec and @Caitbensel (📷) for making it so special. @meredithfoodstudios #food #family #recipes

🍎🍏It’s always a struggle to convince my fa

🍎🍏It’s always a struggle to convince my family to go apple picking (why???). Apple cider donuts (👉) and a wagon (👉👉) helped. The trees were positively dripping with apples. Okay, fall, I accept. #apples #applepicking #fall #vermont #upick

🍦Three things to know about this photo: 1) We d

🍦Three things to know about this photo: 1) We did not eat all of this ice cream. 2) It was delicious. 3) It’s from one of our favorite restaurants in one of our favorite places: @eatathoneypie in Vermont. When we were last here it was that weekend in mid-March when everything was shutting down. Honeypie closed the second day we were here, and we didn’t eat there. In fact, we didn’t eat anywhere but our Air BnB! It feels so good to have places like this open again for take-out. People are #maskedup and distanced, and we all get to enjoy good food again. Thanks to the team @eatathoneypie for making it happen! #food #vermont #icecream #icecreamcone