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Potato, leek + collards seafood pie
Break winter's grip with this effortless, luscious pie.
Jan 9
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Melina Hammer
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Soup cures everything
Brothy noodles, pumpkin, mushrooms + cabbage, with a lemongrass-chile paste that goes pow-pow
Jan 2
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Melina Hammer
14
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How to eat a persimmon
Plus: two outstanding puff-anointed starters for your holiday table
Nov 14, 2025
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Melina Hammer
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A Year at Catbird Cottage wins the award
Plus a fab chermoula sauce and creamy beans
Oct 13, 2023
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Melina Hammer
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It's here! The Recipe Index
EVERY SINGLE RECIPE, all in one place
Jan 31, 2025
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Melina Hammer
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Dec 31, 2025
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Melina Hammer
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One for the books: A special gift from me to you
*50% Off* subscriptions 'til the end of the year! Plus four celebration recipes + a giveaway for everyone. Cheers to an amazing year.
Dec 19, 2025
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Melina Hammer
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Edible Holiday Gifts with Nicki Sizemore and Melina Hammer
Rose-Pistachio Buttercrunch and Almond-Oat Ganache Florentines!
Dec 12, 2025
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Melina Hammer
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Nicki Sizemore
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Golden cookies are the best cookies
Marmalade, chocolate, booze, spice and everything nice
Dec 12, 2025
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Melina Hammer
8
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The juiciest giveaway, just in time for the holidays
With a Fougasse recipe from The Art of Gluten Free Bread, by Aran Goyoaga
Dec 5, 2025
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Melina Hammer
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Turkey soup for the soul
PLUS: The Second Annual Gifting Guide *and* final days of the big sale
Nov 28, 2025
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Melina Hammer
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A side to steal the show, for your best Thanksgiving yet
Plus, spice-crusted turkey & *a very special sale*
Nov 21, 2025
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Melina Hammer
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A recipe exchange, pantry staples, and juniper pork chops with pillowy apricots
A cross-continental recipe swap with Melina Hammer, from Tuscany to the Hudson Valley
Published on Letters from Tuscany
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Nov 10, 2025
A recipe swap, all the way from Tuscany: Minestrone invernale
Across the continents, Giulia Scarpaleggia and I talk pantries and ways to commemorate the season
Nov 7, 2025
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Melina Hammer
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Giulia Scarpaleggia
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