Saturday, April 26, 2025

New Cookbooks, A Vanilla-Making Kit, Really Lovely Red Wine Vinegar & A Few Other Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Friends, hello.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. We are back from Vermont, and I am missing sitting on my cousin's screened-in porch admiring the view.

This week I worked on a rosemary-olive sourdough recipe (using this recipe as a base), and while it was a little heavy, it was very tasty. More on this soon:

I also put together a little Mother's Day gift guide. A few things I'm excited about include the season's latest cookbooks as well as this bright blue tortilla press (so cheerful!), this vanilla-making kit (just add Bourbon!), and this really lovely red wine vinegar (my Greek salad dressing has never tasted better).

As always, I hope the ideas serve as inspiration, and, as always, I love hearing your ideas, too, so please share in the comments.


Review of the Week

Baked Feta with Cherry Tomatoes

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"I could not believe how delicious and easy this meal was–yes, with the fettuccine it was our entire dinner (with a salad). We did not miss meat and we decided we would have this twice a week!"

— Lynne Caldwell


In Case You Missed It:

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In Friday's pizza newsletter, I shared Scott Wiener's one-hour pizza dough recipe, which is made with beer, and which is excellent. Get the recipe here:

Happy Cooking,


Alexandra Stafford



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