Few foods sound as unappealing as bulgur, but I can promise you that there’s much more to it than just an unfortunate-sounding name. Bulgur is basically cracked wheat, made from the groat (yes, that is also an unfortunate name; it means ‘ hulled kernels’),...

Lattes are my ‘comfort food’ of the beverage world. They’re warm, silky, aromatic, and help me feel refreshed and ready to take on the day. In the wintertime especially, I find myself dragging my feet through the dark and dreary afternoon, energy levels plummeting,...

Growing up my dad always used to make us lentil soup in the wintertime. His was very influenced by the flavors of Greece, and it involved a lot of oregano, lemon juice, and vinegar. We always had it with a bunch of warm crusty...

As someone who strongly prefers savory flavors to sweet, Caesar salad has been the Romeo to my salad-loving Juliette since the very first bite. Salty, cheesy, lemon-y, bright, crunchy, and slightly fishy, it’s an amalgamation of flavors + textures that go almost suspiciously well...

If you’ve never heard of shakshuka, or aren’t sure how to even pronounce it, you are not alone (I pronounced it wrong for about a year after I’d first had it, you say it like “shack – shouk-ah” just to clarify).The first time I...

I like to keep my New Year’s Eve pretty low-key. It involves close friends, boozy beverages, and good simple comfort food. Galettes are my favorite dessert to make for simple get togethers, since they’re super quick and easy to make, don’t involve any fancy...

Before I dive into these delicious little cinnamon roll cookies, I want to tell you a story. I went to a very small rural elementary school that was one of the oldest elementary schools in the state of Oregon, and at the time it...

There are recipes I like to make over and over again—revisiting the same ingredients, steps and tastes. Then there are recipes like this one, recipes that I love so dearly that they inspire me to try them as many ways as possible, because I...

Greek butter cookies, known as Kourambiethes, are the old standby of Greek cookies. They’re buttery, nutty little shortbread cookies made from an almond shortbread dough that is chilled, baked, cooled and then covered in powdered sugar. They’re often flavored with a Greek brandy by...

This year I felt really, really ready for Christmas. Not I’ve-already-gotten-everyone’s-gifts-squared-away ready, but just really really ready for the nesting aspect of the holiday. The sharing of food and good company, decorating the house with fun and festive chotskies, spending hours in the warm...

Every year my mother and I take a wreath making class together around Christmas, and last year during the workshop I kept thinking about how beautiful it would be to have a little wreath woven out of bread instead. Layers of soft buttery dough,...

Every Thanksgiving I look for a new tasty way to repurpose all the leftover roast turkey meat post-holiday. This year I discovered turkey tetrazzini, and it is *hands-down* my new favorite way to put this savory roasted goodness to use! Pasta is always my...