Category: The Witch’s Kitchen
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Introduction I first met minestrone during my meal-kits era—that strange in-between chapter where cooking felt aspirational but exhausting, and boxes showing up at my door counted as self-care. Daily Harvest’s minestrone hooked me immediately. Traditional versions lean heavily on pasta, but theirs used chickpeas instead, which felt like a small mercy. Pasta and I have…
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Introduction I’ve been in one of those moods where I cook the things Dave said he was going to make but never actually did. Partly out of spite. Mostly out of curiosity. And a little bit to prove a point. This was one of those meals. Ribs feel like a project meal—something that takes all…
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Introduction I’ve made stuffed peppers before and, listen… they’re a whole production. A cute idea in theory, but in practice? A pain in the ass. So I decided to try unstuffed peppers the way my mom does. Except the second she tasted mine, she immediately asked if I used this, that, or whatever magic ingredient…
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Introduction Pot roast has always been one of those meals that feels like a memory the moment it hits the table. It was even one of the entrées at my first wedding—comfort food dressed up in chiffon and hope. And now that I’ve reclaimed my kitchen (after years of being told my cooking was “oversalted…