Put a Little Spice in Your Thanksgiving With My Recipe for Cranbanero Sauce
This recipe for Cranbanero Sauce has been a staple at our family’s Thanksgiving meal for many years. It’s spicier than discussing politics at the table!
Kitchen and Food
7 Recent LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books for Great British Bake Off Fans
Baking, cooking competitions, family recipes, and a little bit of magic—these terrific recent LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books will get you and your kids in the mood for the latest season of the Great British Bake Off. Several even include recipes!
Great British Bake Off Winner’s New Kids’ Cookbook Is Seasoned with LGBTQ Pride (and Here’s a Sneak Peek)
David Atherton, winner of the 2019 Great British Bake Off, has just published a new kids’ cookbook full of tasty recipes, seasoned with a dash of LGBTQ Pride! Here’s an exclusive sneak peek! (And if you missed the two-dad family in his previous kids’ cookbook, I have a look at that, too.)
A Queer Picture-Book Biography With Crunch and Zest
A new picture book about food fermentation evangelist Sandor Katz is the queer biography I didn’t know I needed—full of flavor, inspiration, and community.
A Baker’s Dozen of LGBTQ-Inclusive Kids’ Books About Baking
Because I love to bake—and because of a new baking-themed, queer-inclusive picture book out recently—here’s a tasty roundup of the many LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books with baking themes, plus a look at the connections between baking and LGBTQ rights!
Mombian Cooks: Crusty Artisan Loaf
I’ve been delighted to see so many people baking bread while isolated at home during the pandemic. I’ve baked my family’s bread for years, and am particularly fond of this artisan loaf—it’s not a sourdough, but it’s crusty and full of flavor. Here’s the recipe.
Try These Tasty Recipes from Celebrity Chefs Who Are Also Queer Parents
I love to cook, but sometimes the thought of making dinner after I get home from work feels daunting. I’m taking inspiration, though, from these professional chefs who are also queer parents. Check out a few of their recipes, and learn more about their lives and families!
Of Food, Festivals, and Family
My family of origin always has our biggest gathering on Thanksgiving. My spouse Helen, our son, and I pretty much party from then until Helen’s birthday in early January, marking Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s along the way.
Mombian Cooks: My Best Challah Recipe
If I didn’t have a parenting blog, I’d probably have a food blog. Herewith, my go-to recipe for challah, the Jewish bread that is a staple on many a Shabbat (Sabbath) table and during the High Holy Days, which start this week. It’s also just a darn tasty bread, enriched with eggs and honey, that makes the world’s best French toast.
Mombian Cooks: Pumpkin Cupcakes with Pumpkin Frosting
‘Tis the season for all things pumpkin, so I doubled down with these sweet treats of pumpkin-y goodness.