Cook Food. Mostly Plants.

A year or two ago, I watched a friend of mine toss some peppers in the oven to roast, so that she could use them throughout the week. Now, t...

This one is delightful. Butternut squash, braised kale, hazelnut, and Meyer lemon combine to produce blissful happiness. With undertones of ...

Every now and then, people express surprise that I eat meat. Like this: "You ate a STEAK? That's not plants." Or: "Bac...

Apparently, wild boar wreak all kinds of havoc on indigenous plants in Hawaii—this from Keith Robinson, whose family owns Ni'ihau and a...

When your produce box arrives for the second week in a row with an overabundance of kale and sweet potatoes, it's important to be ready ...

As dedicated cookers and consumers of all things delicious, we pride ourselves in our ongoing efforts to champion the most delectable of dis...

Here's a simple, richly satisfying, wintry sort of dish that's lovely on its own or as an easy pasta topping. It's mostly vegeta...

Found in the fridge: Green kale, garlic. Found on the washing machine: A butternut squash, shallots, also fabric softener but clearly that h...

Red Russian kale becomes heavenly when roasted . Green kale, it turns out, is meant to be braised, which turns it from obligatory health foo...

Let's say you have a big package of wild smoked salmon on hand, from Costco, and a few pastured eggs , and some Red Russian kale growing...

This turns out to be a perfect side dish for pumpkin soup . Or just about anything else, for that matter. Make it when you have an assortme...

Let us say, hypothetically, that you have been eating a lot of roasted kale. And let's say that perhaps, despite the fact that deep down...

Something about the crispness of roasted kale goes perfectly with light and fluffy quinoa. This has become our go-to pairing with our Co-op&...

We've been getting fresh fava beans in our CSA box. I'm still not sure if they're amazingly delicious, or if you just end up thi...

Warning: If you're already addicted to this recipe , this variation is not going to help, although it does allow you to preserve an illu...

I got home one night last week at 8pm, walked into the kitchen, and went to gaze half-heartedly into the fridge to find something not too ri...

One of my favorite things about days that I get to work from home is the possibility of a warm sandwich for lunch. Someday, I will get a pan...

Closer, ever closer...we chucked the fava flour and tried quinoa flour in its place, to good effect. Still not perfect enough to post, thoug...

Lest anyone ever argue otherwise, let me assure you, as a self-declared Person Who Cooks Things, that there is absolutely nothing wrong with...

Speaking of kale, and of roasting, and of quick and easy ways to put plants on your table: Roasted kale may be both the easiest and the mos...