Why should kids have all the holiday fun? Make this milkshake, sit in the glow of your Christmas tree, crank “Last Christmas,” and enjoy! Get our easy recipe over on Babble Food.
persimmon, pear, and clementine salad
Dear December, please slow down. I want to enjoy every second of pine needles, Christmas lights, candles, cinnamon, clementines and laughter. I want to cry to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and dance to “Christmas in Hollis” at least five more times. I want to bake cookies for the world, make my own eggnog, make my own holiday gifts, and wear something glittery for a night out on the town. But you, December, seem to have different plans and are rushing by at lightning speed, and I feel a little lost in your speedy wake. [Read more…]
baked broccoli rabe with garlic and asiago
As winter finally settles on the city, and the seasonal menu shifts ever more toward rich meats, braises, and gratins, it’s a good time to have a few healthy sides at the ready. One such side is baked broccoli rabe. These distinctly nutty, vivid greens are the perfect counterpoint to some of the season’s richer foods, and creamy Asiago and plenty of garlic just sweeten the deal. [Read more…]
salt and pepper gingerbread cookies
For the first time this year, we’ll be spending Christmas in Brooklyn. With two kids, it seemed like time to make our own holiday traditions and enjoy our own home, and neighborhood, on Christmas day. Brian and I have family in Virginia and we usually spend the holidays sprinting from house to house trying to get everyone scheduled in the prime 48 hours of Christmas. This year, we’re slowing things way down and it feels great.
And so we begin our own traditions, which is a funny thing. Traditions, by nature, aren’t begun, they just are. Cookies seemed like a pretty good place to start, so I got my oldest daughter in on the act with this gingerbread recipe. [Read more…]
loss, thanks, and pumpkin pie
Things have been pretty quiet around here. We said goodbye to our sweet pup Oscar last Friday, and since then I’ve been pretty blue. But the thing is, when you have two kids and a busy life, it’s hard to stop time and just be sad. The days when I could wallow in sadness, alternating between lounging in bed and long baths, are over. No matter what we’re feeling, lunch needs to be packed, people need to be picked up, dropped off, and life goes on. But amidst the hustle, there’s a stray hair, or a tennis ball rolling out from under the couch and my heart breaks all over again. [Read more…]