On Gratitude Without the Performance
The actual practice of gratitude — the quiet, private act of noticing what is good and letting yourself feel it, without reporting it or optimizing it or turning it into a habit to be tracked.
How to Set a Thanksgiving Table That Looks Nothing Like Pinterest
The aspiration, if there is one for the Thanksgiving table, is not a table that looks like anywhere else.
November Field Notes — The Beauty of the Bare Garden
A garden with beautiful bones looks extraordinary in November in the way that a garden without them never quite does, regardless of how spectacular its June border may be.
Mulled Wine Worth Making
Proper mulled wine is a specific thing: a red wine with enough body to carry warm spices, heated gently to just below a simmer, sweetened with restraint, and served in a thick-walled glass while still steaming.
Braised White Beans with Tuscan kale, Rosemary, and Olive Oil
The kind of dish that requires almost nothing and produces something that tastes like it required everything. Fully plant-based as written.