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let's have fun with figs!!! (opens the original)
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Every September I get a little frantic about figs. They show up at the farmers market for what feels like five minutes, and then they're gone until next year. So this month I'm putting them in everything: on cheese boards, in salads, braised into dinner, even in my cocktails.Subscribe nowHere's everything you need to know, plus what I'm cooking.How to Pick the Best Figs at the StoreLook for figs that are soft (not mushy or slimy), a little droopy at the stem, and smell sweet. A tiny split i
The September Menu: Back to School Night for Grown Ups! (opens the original)
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My first son is starting school next week and it will be his first day ever!!! It’s making me so emo (of course), but it’s also got me thinking about what back to school season means to me as an adult. Despite being out of school for so long, I always crave a reset every September. Every single year around Labor Day there’s this pull to get those new notebooks and pens you don’t need and become a person with a system, starting Monday. I don’t think that’s about school at all. I think we just rea
let’s throw a peach party!!!! (opens the original)
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I hate to be the one to say it… but we are in the “back half.” The back half of what you may ask?!?! Stone fruit season !!! <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1941" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Czoo!,w_1456,c_limit,
the zucchini pasta I can't stop making!!! (opens the original)
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If you have zucchini coming out of your ears right now, this one is for you!The garden, the farm stand, the neighbor who keeps leaving them on your porch. I love it and I am also fully out of zucchini bread ideas, nor do I even really like zucchini bread TBH! So here is what I have been making instead, on repeat for weeks. Miso Alfredo Linguine with Caramelized Zucchini<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/im
The August Menu! A Spanish Inspired Summer Feast (opens the original)
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Happy August!! How is it already the last month of summer?! I am simply not ready for it to end, and I am a certified fall lover. So, let’s celebrate it to the fullest am I right?!Last year, I created a menu to honor the “summer finale” and all of my classic favorites to round out the summer season. You of course can turn to that menu at any time, but if you want to do something special and different, I invite you to enjoy my Spanish Summer Menu.<a class="button primary" href="https://diningwith
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