alexandra's kitchen

A bowl of peanut noodles with cucumbers, scallions and peanuts.

Cold Peanut Noodle Salad with Cucumbers

This time of year, what materializes for dinner is largely decided by two factors: first, what can I make that will use up the...

A plate of crispy potatoes, egg, and cheese on tortillas.

Eggs

Crispy Potato, Egg & Cheese Taco (The Most Delicious Thing I’ve Eaten All Year)

Ali Slagle, a recipe developer, food stylist, and frequent contributor to The New York Times, has a new book out, I Dream of Dinner...

Sauces and Dressings

Homemade Bruschetta Sauce (Trader Joe’s Copycat Recipe)

Four years ago I published my most clickbaity-titled blog post to date: Trader Joe’s Mind Blowing 3-Ingredient Lentil Salad. I had tasted the salad...

Fourth of July

July Fourth Recipes: Flag Cake, Best Burger Buns, Simple Slaw, Cobbler, Margaritas & More

I have a hard time not making pastry-crusted and biscuit-topped bubbling berry desserts for occasions such as the Fourth of July, but earlier this...

A tossed watermelon and feta salad in a bowl.

Salads

Watermelon, Feta, and Mint Salad

Last Saturday our town’s annual “Niska-Day” parade, postponed for two years due to the pandemic, returned in full force with floats, dancers, singers, and...

Memorial Day

Memorial Day Weekend Recipes: The Best Buns, Simple Grilled Chicken Breast, Stuffed Peppers, Blueberry Cobbler & More

Last weekend I made a favorite, simple grilled chicken recipe and served it aside tzatziki and schug, and the whole exercise made me excited...

Appetizers

Smooth & Creamy 5-Ingredient Homemade Hummus

Made with only 5 ingredients — lemon juice, tahini, salt, chickpeas, and ice water — this smooth and creamy hummus comes together in 5...

Appetizers

Simple, Homemade Guacamole

As someone who snacks all day long, a dinner cookbook focused on snacking is very appealing. And if it’s written by someone whose recipes...

Mother's Day

Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2022

Friends, Mother’s Day is one week away. Here’s a last-minute guide for any of you last-minute shoppers… right there with you 👋👋👋👋👋 Most of...

Cookies

Soft and Chewy (Contest-Winning) Peanut Butter Cookies

Jessie Sheehan, the author of The Vintage Baker, has a new book out, Snackable Bakes, filled with “100 easy peasy recipes for exceptionally scrumptious...