Category: cooking

This article originally appeared on Schoolhouse, a Portland-based company in the Food52 family of brands. Given that hosting season is almost upon us, we’ve been getting serious about making sure our home is guest-ready. Last week we started in the living room, and today, we’re moving on to arguably one of the most important rooms...

I’m looking for one thing when making a weeknight dinner: joy. For breakfast and lunch, I’m content with consuming an amalgamation of soulless fodder—premade salads, frozen food, anything piled into a cardboard bowl—so long as I regain some humanity in the final meal of my day. When searching for that joy, I primarily lean on...

September is a period of transition, and the month’s most popular recipes surely reflect that. Summery dishes—like Botanica’s Tomato Tonnato—sit alongside cozy, fall-ready meals, like Mandy Lee’s Korean Rice Cake “Lasagna,” or Chicken-Fried Mushroom Steaks from our Food Editor, Emily Ziemski. Though it’s an eclectic mix, we’re not complaining: From three types of freshly baked...

October is here already, somehow! We’ve been soaking up the crisp mornings and warm, sunny days. Our now two-year-old Grace loves to dine outside, so we usually eat in our screened porch. Yesterday morning, we enjoyed breakfast at the park. I’m definitely looking forward to a cozy fall and the holidays, but I might love...