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triumphant home cooking, est. 2006
three cookbooks + one audiobook + newsletter
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smittenkitchen.com
three cookbooks + one audiobook + newsletter
glad you’re here
smittenkitchen.com
For peak December coziness, I merged two of my favorite things: onion soup and braised short ribs, into a decadent, rich stew-like soup that's as welcome at a casual drop-in as a big holiday dinner. Or, make it to just spoil yourself - you deserve it.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
For peak December coziness, I merged two of my favorite things: onion soup and braised short ribs, into a decadent, rich stew-like soup that's as welcome at a casual drop-in as a big holiday dinner. Or, make it to just spoil yourself - you deserve it.
smittenkitchen.com/2021/12/shor...
smittenkitchen.com/2021/12/shor...
The last banana bread recipe we will ever need has a towering height and a crunchy top that will be hard not to lift off in one giant tile and swiftly coat the underside with salted butter. The inside is plush and perfectly-crumbed, but never squidgy.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The last banana bread recipe we will ever need has a towering height and a crunchy top that will be hard not to lift off in one giant tile and swiftly coat the underside with salted butter. The inside is plush and perfectly-crumbed, but never squidgy.
smittenkitchen.com/2020/03/ulti...
smittenkitchen.com/2020/03/ulti...
A cookie that apologizes in advance to the other cookies in your tin; they’re terrible at sharing the spotlight. These checkerboard cookies are as fuss-free (cold butter, clean counters) and delicious as I could possibly make them.
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smittenkitchen.com/2021/12/chec...
December 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A cookie that apologizes in advance to the other cookies in your tin; they’re terrible at sharing the spotlight. These checkerboard cookies are as fuss-free (cold butter, clean counters) and delicious as I could possibly make them.
smittenkitchen.com/2021/12/chec...
smittenkitchen.com/2021/12/chec...
An "unholy, resistance-melting aroma of melted, bubbling cheese" emanating from a lightweight custard that's burnished and nearly crisp on top -- oh, and there's cauliflower and caramelized onions burrowed in there too.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
An "unholy, resistance-melting aroma of melted, bubbling cheese" emanating from a lightweight custard that's burnished and nearly crisp on top -- oh, and there's cauliflower and caramelized onions burrowed in there too.
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smittenkitchen.com/2010/02/caul...
Everything dreamy about cinnamon buns in a full pan of salted butter and brown cinnamon sugar ribbons and twists. As they fan open in the oven, the filling lightly caramelizes and crisps. Cream cheese icing on the side, because these are too pretty to cover.
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smittenkitchen.com/2021/05/twis...
December 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Everything dreamy about cinnamon buns in a full pan of salted butter and brown cinnamon sugar ribbons and twists. As they fan open in the oven, the filling lightly caramelizes and crisps. Cream cheese icing on the side, because these are too pretty to cover.
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smittenkitchen.com/2021/05/twis...
A three-ingredient, perfectly cozy, gorgeously-hued cocktail that's become my absolute favorite. It's a cousin to the Negroni, but it uses bourbon or rye instead of gin. The result is more mellow and 100% perfect for right now.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A three-ingredient, perfectly cozy, gorgeously-hued cocktail that's become my absolute favorite. It's a cousin to the Negroni, but it uses bourbon or rye instead of gin. The result is more mellow and 100% perfect for right now.
smittenkitchen.com/2018/01/boul...
smittenkitchen.com/2018/01/boul...
This week, the Yap is back and it's to the brim with diversions: a great restaurant, off-broadway show, two movies, two earworms, a viral recipe, and inspiring bake-off at the Metropolitan Opera. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it.
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the weekly yap 13
Friday, December 5 , 2025
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December 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This week, the Yap is back and it's to the brim with diversions: a great restaurant, off-broadway show, two movies, two earworms, a viral recipe, and inspiring bake-off at the Metropolitan Opera. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it.
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The secret to making unsticky perfectly-spiced nut mixes that pack up perfectly for gifts with a long shelf life? An egg white. These are a 15 year-plus favorite for gifts and treats.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The secret to making unsticky perfectly-spiced nut mixes that pack up perfectly for gifts with a long shelf life? An egg white. These are a 15 year-plus favorite for gifts and treats.
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smittenkitchen.com/2008/12/suga...
These french onion baked lentils are farro are a dream of a winter dish, perfect for a dinner party. It's loose like risotto, hearty enough to be utterly filling, and tastes precisely like french onion soup, blistered broiled gruyere on top and all.
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smittenkitchen.com/2024/01/fren...
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
These french onion baked lentils are farro are a dream of a winter dish, perfect for a dinner party. It's loose like risotto, hearty enough to be utterly filling, and tastes precisely like french onion soup, blistered broiled gruyere on top and all.
smittenkitchen.com/2024/01/fren...
smittenkitchen.com/2024/01/fren...
The easiest, fastest, and tastiest sparkly sugar cookies. A few cool techniques do away with the usual peskiness: We start with cold butter, chill the dough quickly, don't even flour our counters. And these use no cookie cutters or piping bags either!
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December 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The easiest, fastest, and tastiest sparkly sugar cookies. A few cool techniques do away with the usual peskiness: We start with cold butter, chill the dough quickly, don't even flour our counters. And these use no cookie cutters or piping bags either!
smittenkitchen.com/2019/12/unfu...
smittenkitchen.com/2019/12/unfu...
Great steak fry-like wedges of sweet potatoes roasted with honey, lime and chile flakes, topped with crispy chickpeas and yogurt to make an easy but complex meal you probably won't even want to share. (We won't tell if you don't.)
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smittenkitchen.com/2016/02/roas...
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Great steak fry-like wedges of sweet potatoes roasted with honey, lime and chile flakes, topped with crispy chickpeas and yogurt to make an easy but complex meal you probably won't even want to share. (We won't tell if you don't.)
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smittenkitchen.com/2016/02/roas...
A casserole, but not the boring kind. Here, I switched out pasta for a whole grain and ended up with a cozy, wildly flavorful, cheesy, crunchy-topped dinner that we make again and again.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A casserole, but not the boring kind. Here, I switched out pasta for a whole grain and ended up with a cozy, wildly flavorful, cheesy, crunchy-topped dinner that we make again and again.
smittenkitchen.com/2017/01/crus...
smittenkitchen.com/2017/01/crus...
n this week's Smitten Kitchen Digest, I've got a top ten list of favorite things to cook in December, plus a new recipe for the easiest ever pumpkin basque cheesecake, and an interview with Tamar Adler, whose new book, Feast on Your Life is out tomorrow.
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10 great things to cook in december
plus: pumpkin basque cheesecake + an interview with tamar adler
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December 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
n this week's Smitten Kitchen Digest, I've got a top ten list of favorite things to cook in December, plus a new recipe for the easiest ever pumpkin basque cheesecake, and an interview with Tamar Adler, whose new book, Feast on Your Life is out tomorrow.
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Potato leek soup, my way: The kind of hearty, cozy soup needed on a rainy day plus a few strong opinions on sour cream, chives, and lemon (they're essential) and the crispy topping nobody can resist.
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smittenkitchen.com/2025/01/pota...
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Potato leek soup, my way: The kind of hearty, cozy soup needed on a rainy day plus a few strong opinions on sour cream, chives, and lemon (they're essential) and the crispy topping nobody can resist.
smittenkitchen.com/2025/01/pota...
smittenkitchen.com/2025/01/pota...
For some instant joy right now, may I recommend a really easy sprinkle cookie recipe that tastes even better than it looks? They're plush, complex, fragrant, and also, you know, really cute decked out in holiday sprinkles. You're going to love them.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
For some instant joy right now, may I recommend a really easy sprinkle cookie recipe that tastes even better than it looks? They're plush, complex, fragrant, and also, you know, really cute decked out in holiday sprinkles. You're going to love them.
smittenkitchen.com/2016/05/conf...
smittenkitchen.com/2016/05/conf...
A sky-high vegetable lasagna, five layers of noodles, sauce, cheese, and vegetables (that are not an afterthought, for once). The top layer is crackly with melted, deeply bronzed cheese over garlicky tomato sauce and might be the very best reason to make this.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A sky-high vegetable lasagna, five layers of noodles, sauce, cheese, and vegetables (that are not an afterthought, for once). The top layer is crackly with melted, deeply bronzed cheese over garlicky tomato sauce and might be the very best reason to make this.
smittenkitchen.com/2020/02/perf...
smittenkitchen.com/2020/02/perf...
Easy-peasy cornbread waffles that can go sweet (sautéed bananas, maple syrup), savory (cheddar, salsa, avocado) or a little of both (fried chicken, hot honey, please). I think we should. [Thank you @joythebaker!]
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November 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Easy-peasy cornbread waffles that can go sweet (sautéed bananas, maple syrup), savory (cheddar, salsa, avocado) or a little of both (fried chicken, hot honey, please). I think we should. [Thank you @joythebaker!]
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smittenkitchen.com/2017/03/corn...
A bright, crunchy and abundantly welcome contrast to the richness of the usual Thanksgiving fare, this is a forever winter staple.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A bright, crunchy and abundantly welcome contrast to the richness of the usual Thanksgiving fare, this is a forever winter staple.
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smittenkitchen.com/2016/11/brus...
A dinner roll that springs open in the oven like a fan with buttery pull-apart segments looks fancy but is so simple to make. I hope you get obsessed with them, too.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A dinner roll that springs open in the oven like a fan with buttery pull-apart segments looks fancy but is so simple to make. I hope you get obsessed with them, too.
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smittenkitchen.com/2020/11/sour...
New! A dream of a pumpkin basque cheesecake that rewards last-minute planners with speed and ease. Almost halfway to pumpkin pie in flavor yet still a basque cheesecake, burnished edges and sunken-by-design center and all.
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smittenkitchen.com/2025/11/pump...
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
New! A dream of a pumpkin basque cheesecake that rewards last-minute planners with speed and ease. Almost halfway to pumpkin pie in flavor yet still a basque cheesecake, burnished edges and sunken-by-design center and all.
smittenkitchen.com/2025/11/pump...
smittenkitchen.com/2025/11/pump...
In this week's SK Digest, we're rewarding the last-minute planners among us (hi!) with a collection of recipes that don't require much thinking ahead. This week, we’re also chatting with Diane Kochilas, whose cookbook, Athens, is out now and I want to move into it.
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last-minute thanksgiving ideas
plus: crunchy brown butter carrots + an interview with diane kochilas
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November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In this week's SK Digest, we're rewarding the last-minute planners among us (hi!) with a collection of recipes that don't require much thinking ahead. This week, we’re also chatting with Diane Kochilas, whose cookbook, Athens, is out now and I want to move into it.
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I rarely saw straight-up cranberry pies so I made my own. I found that the secret to a great one was an even better contrast. This is topped with a thick crumble of oats, toasted pecans, cinnamon, brown sugar and butter and it's heavenly against the tart berries.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I rarely saw straight-up cranberry pies so I made my own. I found that the secret to a great one was an even better contrast. This is topped with a thick crumble of oats, toasted pecans, cinnamon, brown sugar and butter and it's heavenly against the tart berries.
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smittenkitchen.com/2014/11/cran...
The spinach is buttery with a layer of crispy crumbs and cheese on top but manages to stay unheavy. It keeps and reheats fantastically, not that there are ever leftovers. The updated recipe includes instructions for using frozen spinach so it's easier than ever.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The spinach is buttery with a layer of crispy crumbs and cheese on top but manages to stay unheavy. It keeps and reheats fantastically, not that there are ever leftovers. The updated recipe includes instructions for using frozen spinach so it's easier than ever.
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My forever favorite simple, buttery, and flexible challah stuffing (dressing). It's a total crowd-pleaser raised to otherworldly levels because challah adds just the right level of sweet richness while it remains herby and savory all over.
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challah stuffing
A very simple, buttery, and flexible challah stuffing you make when you realize that the perfect menu is the one you can pull off without sweating or stressing, leaving you the maximum amount of ti…
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November 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My forever favorite simple, buttery, and flexible challah stuffing (dressing). It's a total crowd-pleaser raised to otherworldly levels because challah adds just the right level of sweet richness while it remains herby and savory all over.
smittenkitchen.com/2019/11/chal...
smittenkitchen.com/2019/11/chal...
Do you or someone you know suffer from Pecan Pie Deprivation Syndrome because of a nut allergy? With oats, chocolate, and a gooey salted caramel, there's nothing even a little second place about this.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Do you or someone you know suffer from Pecan Pie Deprivation Syndrome because of a nut allergy? With oats, chocolate, and a gooey salted caramel, there's nothing even a little second place about this.
smittenkitchen.com/2015/03/blac...
smittenkitchen.com/2015/03/blac...