Last summer, I had a blast cooking up a fresh head of radicchio into these delightfully simple tartines. I photographed them, savored them, blogged about them…and then I failed to have another bite of radicchio for six months.

I love the taste and the texture of radicchio, and I love how it’s as good seared or grilled as it is raw (that’s a versatile lettuce for you!). It was great last summer, but you have to believe me that it’s incredibly satisfying now, when I’m in winter mode-that’s no mood for fresh vegetables at all mode. I…

EVENT: Spring Break! with BGSK
VENUE: Phoebe’s “Beach Bungalow, “Flatiron
PARTY SIZE: 20
TYPE: Spring Break Buffet
MENU: Fish Tacos; Cilantro-Lime Crema; Cabbage Crunch; Mango Salad; Spicy Black Bean Dip; Mini Pulled Pork Tacos with Fennel Slaw; Tropical Chocolate Bark

With the launch of Small Kitchen College, and students everywhere migrating to tropical locations, we’ve been hankering for a little old-style, cheap-booze kind of fun. We’ve also been doing a lot of party planning for the book, which is now less than two months away,…

We started our Great Minds Eat Alike series this fall in order to mix up the usual BGSK offerings with interviews and submissions by cooks and eaters whose mentality towards cooking and eating meshes with ours. Today we bring you a tour through BGSK from Kate Jaffe, a BGSK contributor and fan, who learned how to cook by using the recipes on these pages to motivate her own self-education in the kitchen.

Kate Jaffe was born and raised in Westchester County, NY. She currently works as a teacher in Westchester and lives in NYC. A lifelong food lover…

Check out these other great pancakes: Yogurt Pancakes with Pomegranate, Pumpkin Pancakes, and Potato Pancakes

Imagine this: it’s after midnight on a Friday evening in Paris. You’ve been out at a bar on the right bank with your friends, and you’ve just left to catch the last metro home. Suddenly, there’s a crepe stand in front of you. A guy is spreading batter on his electric crepe pan and the line in front of him isn’t that long. On the menu, every combination you could have dreamed up, both savory and sweet.…

For more hearty veggie dinners, see our 10 Best Vegetarian Main Courses.

When I was abroad in Rome, I was a total white-bean-aholic. I was on a tight budget then, as I am now, and something about white beans just felt so peasant chic-exactly the kind of humble, rustic food I should be eating to stretch my Euro. This Tuscan Baked Bean dish, a recipe from one of our very early posts, was one of the concoctions I ate weekly.

Recently, I came across this Dan Barber recipe for

Check out our Slightly Springy Dinner Menu for more post-Feb, pre-April fare.

Last weekend, it almost felt like spring. The sun was out, people were frolicking in t-shirts, and the farmers’ market was packed. During the winter months, the stalls can get a little depressing. Come March, I’ve just about memorized every obscure variety of fingerling potato. And though I am a sucker for free samples, if I eat another gala apple sliver, I might be over apples for good. But despite the fact that tulip and hydrangea bouquets were at every other stall, spring…

For tips and tricks on how to host the perfect brunch, see our handy dandy brunch guide.

EVENT: Elyssa’s 26th Birthday Brunch
VENUE: Elyssa’s Apartment, West Villge
PARTY SIZE: 24 girls, 1 boy
TYPE: BFF-BGSK Catered Brunch Buffet
MENU: Individual Huevos Rancheros with Chipotle Black Beans and Creamy Avocado; Baked French Toast with Blueberry Compote; Fruit Platter; Assorted Bread Basket with Raspberry Butter; Moosetracks Cupcakes

One of the downsides of catering is that it’s cooking for strangers, and we really love cooking for…

Recently, after a pasta dinner at my friend Rachel’s house, we were talking about, well, pasta. It was about a week after I’d made this linguine to eat for myself. So when Rachel went around and asked each of her guests what our go-to pastas were, I was surprised to hear her say that hers was fairly similar to this one. Here I was thinking I was alone in enjoying a good fishy splash of garlicky olive oil coating my pasta. Apparently not. Rachel’s version-which I’m sure to try soon-includes broccoli rabe, plus the ingredients in this post’s super…

EVENT: Rainy Sunday Brunch
VENUE: Cara’s Apartment, Prospect Heights
PARTY SIZE: 3
TYPE: Coffee Table Meal
MENU: Coffee; Banana-Coconut Crumb Cake; Baked Eggs with Tomatoes & Smoky Potatoes

I really love hosting brunch. It fits in with so many of my favorite habits, including but not limited to: getting up early even on the weekends, cooking up a storm, and not leaving the house on rainy days. I can’t predict the weather, but I can invite friends over on Saturdays and Sundays and cook them some delicious food.

This brunch was easy enough…

We chose a winner randomly from the list of commenters. Congrats to reader Chelsea of Ducks Oven who just got this amazing Compact Smart Oven from Breville to add to her dorm room! Here’s what she had to say:

I’m STILL a college student, and historically my favorite food has been my comfort food, grown up mac n cheese. I make a big batch of it the Sunday before finals week every term!

Thank you to all of you who participated in our College Giveaway, and told us…