Vacation Highlight Reel: Hawaii

July 20, 2017

.. Where do I even begin with this post? A little over a week ago we returned from a family vacation we won’t forget any time soon: Twelve days in Hawaii. The trip had been something we’d all been fantasizing about for, well, on my end, maybe my whole life. (Or at least ever since I watched the Brady sisters… Read more »

Summer Shrimp Salad with Yogurt Dressing

July 13, 2017

. Greetings everyone! So sorry for the long absence. As mentioned in the last post I wrote — nearly three weeks ago, the longest I’ve ever gone — I have been traveling, returning a few days ago, but unable to get anything done this week thanks to the insane velocity of the news out of Washington. I swore off Twitter… Read more »

Friday Eating & Reading

June 23, 2017

What I’m eating and reading this week: On the dinner line-up: Grilled Tuna Sandwiches with Salsa Fresca, one of my most favorite summer meals. (How to Celebrate Everything owners, page 158; for everyone else, here’s a version that’s close.) A new science podcast for kids (ages 5-10) from NPR: Wow in the World How to raise a reader. Dragonfruit Vodka… Read more »

A Drinking Lover’s Guide to Temperance

June 22, 2017

This might come as a surprise to you — whatwith all those love letters we’ve written to our Gin & Tonics, Dark & Stormies and Manhattans, not to mention an entire section titled “Medicine” in my first book — but we in the DALS house, as of about two years ago, are no longer cocktail-every-night folks. This does not mean… Read more »

Hooray!

June 14, 2017

Just a quick post to point you towards this fun read from the folks at Epicurious. It’s the understatement of the year to say I’m honored to be on any list that includes Marcella Hazan, Famous Amos, and Joan Didion. (Yes! Joan Didion!) Back to regularly scheduled programming tomorrow. (And P.S. It reminded me that my house needs to get… Read more »

Pizza for Serious Pizza Lovers

June 8, 2017

Continuing along this week’s theme of Things Jenny Cooked from Cookbooks While on Assignment, I’d like to present to you one last mind-blowing recipe: Joe Beddia’s Asparagus Pizza with Lemon and Spring Cream from his new book Pizza Camp. I don’t think it should come as a surprise to you that we eat a lot of pizza in our house…. Read more »