
Eight Things I Love About August - No. 405
Carpe diem! Pluck the day and the basil, too
An honest weekly conversation about life, through the lens of baking and cooking, from the award-winning, best-selling cookbook author.
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Carpe diem! Pluck the day and the basil, too

About food, TV, life + her Granny’s five-flavor pound cake

What I think about AI

How to make “Thirded Bread” in today’s kitchen + Happy 250th, America!

Pantry friendly and so good

A return trip to Paris + a Bastille Day way to extend summer flavor

A desperation cake that doesn’t taste desperate at all. It’s peachy!

Happy 250th, America! Pivoting in the summer kitchen. Old-school marinated cukes and tomatoes + Panzanella + corn salad + July 4 dessert hacks

Baking a flag cake + notes from Ireland

Peaches + raspberries tag along, too. The best summer crumble and a tribute to dads. Happy Father’s Day!

And wondering what slaw has to say about us

The Taste of Country Cooking is 50 years in print + Poulet à la Crème is beautifully old school like Miss Lewis

When you’re a softie for fluffy bread + tomatoes will be coming into season soon, it’s time to bake milk bread ‘til the cows come home

For Memorial Day weekend + plus the delightful backstory

My travel tips and links + recipes for Yakisoba and Karaage, Japanese fried chicken

Why I care + my most popular cakes to bake for Mother’s Day or anytime

And 2 new recipes! I made White Zucchini Parmigiana from Vegetables the Italian Way + Pistachio Butter Cookies from Italian Cookies

Her cookbooks wove together recipes, wisdom, and resistance

Don’t worry, spoonbread isn’t for perfectionists

Join me on Substack Live tomorrow with cooking legend Christopher Kimball!

So let’s pick flowers, make a marinade, roast chicken + watch TED talks