It’s a brand new year. I’m not a big believer in detoxing, but I am a believer in balance and moderation. When the pendulum swings too far into holiday indulgence, I like to pull back, reset, spend some time reading, walking with the dog, catching up on podcasts, sitting huddled under a blanket with my …
Here. Have a Spanish coffee. It’s a warm, bittersweet coffee cocktail, perfect as a dessert drink when you’re staying up late on a cold night. I don’t do dessert drinks very often. I’m more of a spirit-forward cocktail kind of girl. (I tend to go for Brooklyns, and Sazeracs, and Torontos, and sometimes Walnut Old …
Eggnog is a divisive beverage. It inspires strong feelings. There are some who look forward to the time of year when it’s socially acceptable to down a glass of frothy nutmeg-topped egg and cream, and others who consider it a gloppy scourge of the holiday season. I have always fallen firmly into the former camp. …
I’ve spent the afternoon curled up with my dog on the couch, basking in the gentle glow of the lights of the Christmas tree, with my “Mopy Holiday” playlist featuring some of my favorites like The Pretenders “2000 Miles,” Joni Mitchell’s “River,” The Pogues’s “Fairytale of New York,” and Laura Marling’s “Goodbye England (Covered in …
When Lauren Stein contacted me and asked if I wanted a copy of her new book, Fresh Made Simple, I immediately said yes. I knew it featured simple recipes made from real food, which is how I cook on an average day, but I didn’t know the form that these recipes would take. It’s a …
The brioche cinnamon rolls are pretty much the best make-ahead fancy breakfast treat I know. They make use of my favorite no-knead brioche recipe, which is just about the simplest, most butter-wonderful treat I know. The last time I made it, I used half of the dough to make a loaf of brioche, and the …