what it's all about

recipes, book recs, musings, etc.

Welcome! I’m so happy you’re here. This newsletter is a celebration of cooking and reading, with other musings peppered in as I see fit. My hope is to get you inspired in the kitchen (with seasonal recipes for home cooks) and excited to read (via book recommendations — mostly older ones, because I love old things).

Cooking and reading are two of my non-negotiables (along with walking and water, which probably wouldn’t make for very fun newsletter content). I don’t feel like myself if I don’t spend time in my kitchen, and with a good book, every day. If this newsletter ekes you in that direction, then damn: we both win.

I’ll post a recipe and a book rec monthly (to start); they won’t necessarily be related, though I might get there eventually. Here’s a taste of what to expect:

Eating (starring lots of vegetables, because they’re just the best):
Coconut creamed greens
Roasted maitake mushrooms with sumac, aleppo, + urfa
Green congee
Braised fennel
Cozy savory porridge
A very good vinaigrette
So many beans
Three-ingredient (vegan) fudge

Reading (I have a thing for female writers / women’s inner lives / domesticity):
Mr. Bridge
Mrs. Bridge
The Professor’s House
Gilead
Piranesi
Hamnet
Free Love
A Dream Life

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