I hope it’s safe to say that spring is here or really truly just around the corner for most of our readers in the northern hemisphere. We’ve been squeezing the last little bits of winter from our past few recipes. And now I thought it would be nice to highlight some of our most popular…
This week’s recipe for Carolina Gold Rice and Harissa Chickpeas is a simple but great dish from one of my favorite radio hosts, Nicole Taylor. You may already know Nicole as the host of Hot Grease on Heritage Radio Network, a program that highlights rising leaders in the good food world, from chefs to bloggers…
This week’s recipe comes from Devita Davison, founder of The Southern Pantry, an online purveyor of small-batch locally produced artisanal foods specializing in southern cooking. Devita’s family, like mine, is from Alabama, and we both grew up with grandparents who had their own livestock and small animals as well as a full garden and fruit…
This week’s recipe comes from someone who doesn’t have an internet presence at all. Mamie Patton was a family friend of my aunt and her family for several years, which is how I was fortunate enough to enjoy her delicious food. Growing up in an African American family in the South, there were some foods that…
This week’s recipe for French Toast and Sweet and Spicy Bacon by photographer Stacy Newgent reminded me how much I love French toast (and bacon!). I’ve mentioned before my culinary rituals when I visit the United States, and together with hamburger sampling, great breakfasts rank at the top of my list. My favorite French toast…
This week is the third installment of a submission by photographer Pauline Boldt. In December, Pauline shared a series of recipes with me that would have been great for a full meal, but I preferred to post them individually to avoid losing any single element. I think the three (Cornmeal Cake with Candied Lemons and…
This week, I think we might have a first on the column: Persimmons! And maybe also pomegranate. Photographer and blogger Erin Gleeson of The Forest Feast is the palate behind this intriguing combination of flavors and beautiful autumnal colors. Her Persimmon Squash Salad garnished with hazelnuts, pomegranate, radicchio and parmesan is a mouthful to say,…
This week’s recipe for a Blueberry Cake comes from Susan Schwake of artstream studios in Rochester, New Hampshire. I like to tease Susan about living in a little cabin in the big woods and about getting all of her provisions from Nelly’s general store. (Those of you who ever read the book or watched Little…
Kristina, that’s me! I spend so much time testing other people’s recipes that I rarely get to try my own. This week, I thought I’d do just that: prepare my own recipe. I can’t really tell you why, but I got a craving for deviled eggs. I eat them at most once a year, and…
When I went to Australia earlier this year, I overdosed on egg and bacon rolls. I sent an enthusiastic email to Grace about how I was enjoying recreating my own here at home, and she wrote me back that she is pretty much vegan these days. I was a bit crestfallen that my enthusiasm for…
I admit that for me, onion rings are synonymous with Burger King. There, I said it! French fries = McDonald’s, onion rings = Burger King. And as with most fast food/junk food, there is a homemade recipe out there waiting to put the store versions to shame. This week we have just that recipe for…
I really liked the work of Australian cookbook authors the Hungry Girls that was featured here on Design*Sponge not so long ago. I immediately got in touch with them to see what we could cook up for this column. They gave me several ideas, and since I love sweet potatoes, we agreed on a Sweet…
Since this is the last day before Thanksgiving here at Design*Sponge, I asked Grace if we could do an exceptional Wednesday post on a recipe I’m hoping you’ll be able to use this weekend, if not tomorrow. My father loves cranberry sauce, and I love the idea of making your own. Stephanie Dietz, owner of Farm…
Though I regularly deal with the abundance and luxury of food, I am very committed to hunger issues, so I thought I’d make a note that Wednesday the UN declared famine in the southern part of Somalia, affecting over 2.2 million people. To find out more about the drought and how you can help, visit…
I will share a little secret with you: Every time I think about eating honey, I either hear the Abba song “Honey Honey” in my head, or I think about Pooh getting stuck in the opening to Rabbit’s den because he ate too much honey and condensed milk (never mind the bread). I thought about…
Good things come to those who wait, and though you didn’t really know it, you’ve been waiting since 2010 for this fantastic Grilled Portobello and Peach Burgers recipe (which can be made with gluten-free buns) from the Stockholm-based family at Green Kitchen Stories. Why did you have to wait so long? First, they had to take…
I’ve mentioned before that I live in an area that is flanked by woods and fields. Every season, I see cars parked along the road, their owners foraging for whatever has popped up. Sometimes it’s porcini mushrooms, sometimes it’s chestnuts, other times it’s chicory, and in April and early May, it’s wild asparagus. In Italy…
Today I’m really excited to have a recipe from the very newly released Super Natural Every Day cookbook by Heidi Swanson, author of 101cookbooks blog. When we asked her which recipe from the book was her favorite, she chose Roasted Strawberries.. The first strawberries are showing up in markets now so hopefully this gives you…
Get a head start on your spring/summer meal planning with this week’s beetroot pesto recipe and an accompanying rye bread with sourdough recipe. Fashion designer Rigetta Klint shared two of her favorite recipes with us because they embody both her love of simple yet flavorful foods and her Nordic heritage. Because cooked beets freeze well,…
In honor of the cold weather that’s still in full force in many places above the equator, we thought we’d try our hand at bringing you a full meal this week. Steve Woodward of Clinger Farm has given us a very quick and easy typical British winter menu for pork chops, winter greens and mash…
