Easy and Cheap One-Pot Recipes

Maybe you have a fancy dishwasher with all the bells and whistles, or maybe the fancy dishwasher is you, but either way, fewer dishes to clean is always something to love. These cozy, one-pot weeknight dishes are some of our readers’ favorites for getting a complete meal on the table with minimal cleanup. “Luscious! This…

Breaking the Fast for Yom Kippur

Today is Yom Kippur, which, for many observing the holiday, means a day of fasting. I’ve fasted on and off over the years, so I know just how incredibly satisfying the traditional break-fast of bagels and lox tastes after all those quiet, contemplative, hungry hours, when the shofar blows and the sun finally sets. When…

Rice Cakes, Rice Rolls, Rice Sweets

The chef and restaurateur JJ Johnson has a saying: “Rice is culture.” I have a saying, too: “Money over everything, rice under everything else.” To me, loving rice is a lifestyle. Rice was omnipresent in my childhood, and I’m perpetually craving it in my adulthood. I’ve come to love and appreciate so many expressions of…