The Easiest Cranberry Sauce

cranberry sauce topped with clementine zest

Your table is set. Your spread is gorgeous. Turkey that has been roasted for hours sits next to liquid gold in a gravy boat that only comes out once a year. Maybe your grandmother brought her secret stuffing recipe, next...

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Pumpkin and Black Bean Chili

Pumpkin and Black Bean Chili is an excellent usher into the fall season. Mexican food has so many bright summer flavors like tomatoes and peppers. Saying goodbye to summer can be hard, but sometimes we need a little reminder of...

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Carbonara with Mushrooms and Leeks

Do you want a decadent pasta that isn’t an alfredo or vodka sauce? Is marinara not luscious enough for a date night? Do you want fancy breakfast for dinner? Every three months I rediscover carbonara and feel like I’ve invented...

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Beefless Philly Cheesesteak Tacos Wit Cheese

The cool thing about teaching high school debate is that you can travel the country. The lame thing is that you are traveling with teenagers and spend most of your time in high school media centers. My very last year...

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