I used to get a lot of spaghetti with meat sauce as a kid—always with huge mushrooms that were cooked wrong and sour tomatoes, which I wasn’t really crazy about—“sorry, Dad.” This traditional “Ragu” for the poor, on the other hand, is something I’m a big fan of. It’s this classic “Ragu” meat sauce for the poor that you get at a good ”Mama” trattoria…
Facial Cleanser with Castile Soap, Maple, and Lavender
This is my favorite facial cleanser; I’ve been using it for many years. It cleanses and is super gentle at the same time—exactly as a facial cleanser should be. Even though I also like using bar soap on my face, this is still the facial cleanser I always come back to. For several years, I made it with…
Turkey Thighs with Root Vegetables in a Slow Cooker
An easy dish that saves a lot of time—and if you can find turkey thighs or other poultry at a reasonable price, it can be an extremely inexpensive and nutritious meal. This is one of the easiest and simplest slow-cooker dishes I make; it never takes me more than 30 minutes of active time in the kitchen, and it…
Pistachio & White Chocolate Cookies
Here’s another easy recipe for a delicate sourdough cookie made with freshly ground flour—though you can certainly make it without it, it would be a shame to miss out. The freshly ground whole spelt and einkorn grains in this cookie simply add a deeper nutty flavor, which is why it’s generally fantastic to use freshly ground flour in cookies. In this pistachio…
