The Recipes Our Kids Love

You might assume that the children of New York Times food editors and writers have adventurous palates. Surely, you might think, a person who spends so much time cooking and eating would raise a fearless eater who happily devours composed salads for school lunch. But, dear reader, you’d be wrong. Most of our kids are…

This 3-Course Meal Can’t Get Much Easier

It’s trite, but it’s true: After the excesses of the holiday season, January is the time to venture into more moderate territory. It’s just as well, but it needn’t feel restrictive. And something festive isn’t out of the question, either. When I’m cooking light, I tend to rely on some Asian pantry ingredients, which can…

Finding Love Through the Art of Combat

Before it was ever put into words, the connection, between Meg He and Margot Ciccarelli was apparent from their movements. Ms. He and Ms. Ciccarelli both practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In 2019, when Ms. He first took up the martial art, she searched the internet for accomplished women whose techniques she could emulate. Her search turned…