Archive - a newsletter

If You're Going to Maine

this weekend or at any point, ever, I guess

Jul 12 •

June 2025

Rhubarb is a gift

and olive oil cake is a treat

Jun 18 •

May 2025

I have a new book coming out this fall

and this is the cover

May 21 •

A Little Weekend Chicken

with lemon and tiny turnips 🥹

May 16 •

'Tis the season for exclusive produce

spring pasta with peppered peas

May 13 •

A great breakfast you'll never see

a newsletter without photos

May 6

April 2025

When No Other Muffin Will Do

you make your own muffins

Apr 16 •

March 2025

How to cook for a picky eater

who can’t cook for themselves (plus, a recipe for sausage and greens pasta)

Mar 13 •

Mar 6 •

December 2024

Holiday Planning Q+A

ask your questions here, and here I will give answers

Dec 19, 2024 •

Getting dressed these days

and thoughts on "maternity wear"

Dec 18, 2024

A giant bowl of salted chocolate pudding

is what you should serve for dessert at your Ham Party

Dec 17, 2024 •

Not a gift guide

Dec 10, 2024 •

Here to soothe all your holiday anxieties

on drinking during the holidays, how to accept gifts you hate, and telling your friends they maybe shouldn’t host

Dec 6, 2024 •

November 2024

A lot of juicy Thanksgiving etiquette questions answered

with help from Kate Berlant

Nov 22, 2024 •

“I’m only here for the sides,” well, same

here's where to find them

Nov 20, 2024 •

For those who want to know more about the turkey

this is your newsletter

Nov 19, 2024 •

(Some of) your Thanksgiving questions, answered

sure, let your brother have Taco Bell for Thanksgiving

Nov 15, 2024 •

It's Thanksgiving, again

we're doing more, we're doing less, we're eating a lot of beige, soft, creamy foods

Nov 14, 2024 •

usually involves anchovies, some sort of cracker and a hard, salty cheese

Nov 2, 2024 •

October 2024

People loved the chili this weekend

despite of or because of the beans?

Oct 29, 2024 •

there are beans in it

Oct 24, 2024 •

If you're baking this weekend

and have a question, this is your time

Oct 19, 2024 •

Have a little more cake, as a treat

brown butter pumpkin cake, as autumnal as I get

Oct 18, 2024 •

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