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Cooking for One: Mushroom Minimalist

If you’re like me, you use the dried mushrooms in your pantry occasionally – in pasta sauces, stews, omelets and frittatas, mixed with fresh mushrooms. But what about the classic global tradition of mushrooms on toast? Turns out you don’t need fresh mushrooms for this satisfying meal.

By Mark Bittman Published February 21, 2024

No Fake Meat Required

But it’s equally true that you can make a terrific-tasting burger substitute pretty quickly, without “pea protein” or “heem” (the secret ingredient in Impossible Burgers that mimics blood), and that people have been doing so for years. We have dozens of such recipes in our books, especially How to Cook Everything Vegetarian and Dinner for Everyone, with main ingredients ranging from oats to beans. This one’s among my favorites.

By Mark Bittman Published February 7, 2024

My New Pasta Obsession, Perfect for One

This is lunch or dinner for one, although obviously you can make a larger portion. If you like slow-cooked onions, if you have leftover (good, preferably whole-grain) bread, and if you’re wondering how you can get a craveable dish with whole-wheat pasta, this is your baby.

By Mark Bittman Published January 31, 2024

Making Polenta Does Not Need to Be a Big Deal

Of all the dishes that are supposed to be challenging to make, polenta is perhaps the most misunderstood and the easiest. It does take a while to cook, yes, but there’s nothing difficult about it, especially if you make a slurry of cornmeal and water to start.

By Mark Bittman Published January 24, 2024

Looking to a New Year

New Year’s Eve, after midnight, as I was literally prancing around the main Piazza of Pienza – a Tuscan hilltop town – with 1000 other like-minded and mostly drunk people in front of a ten-foot-high roaring bonfire, I was of two minds.

By Mark Bittman Published January 3, 2024

This Week’s Marksisms

It’s been a week or so, but I’m back. I hope you’ve enjoyed the new site so far — we’re pretty thrilled with how it’s working out, and there’s much more to come. (Eventually, I’d love it if every single one of our recipes lived on this site.) Feedback always welcome. Today’s Marksisms, right this way.

By Mark Bittman Published December 19, 2023

Tom Colicchio’s Stuffing, Ironed Toast, and General Goodness

Getting spirited with comfort food and people we like a lot View this post on Instagram A post shared by…

By Mark Bittman Published November 21, 2023

Vietnamese Cooking in America Comes Full Circle

Plus: Recipes to die for, sugar warnings, and the “next” Joan Didion This Week’s Marksisms Recipes to Die For (Sorry)…

By Mark Bittman Published November 16, 2023

The Choreography of Cooking

Plus: Being delighted by squash, what “heritage” means, and I get interviewed This Week’s Marksisms For the Love of Squash…

By Mark Bittman Published November 1, 2023

Junghyun "JP" Park: How to Eat Korean Food

Plus: JP’s kimchi mandu, how discoveries happen, and FOOTBALL Food with Mark Bittman: Junghyun “JP” Park I’m personally so thrilled…

By Mark Bittman Published October 25, 2023

Changing Lunch Options, One School at a Time

Plus: Good eats in DC, the so-called Skittles “ban,” and a stupid use of AI This Week’s Marksisms Food with…

By Mark Bittman Published October 18, 2023

The Lives Behind Your Meal

This Week’s Marksisms Food with Mark Bittman: Andrew Friedman and Jon Templin Hello friends. I’ve been sick, so not much…

By Mark Bittman Published October 11, 2023

Jacques Pépin: The Best Home Cook Ever

Plus: Is there actually “Jewish” food? This Week’s Marksisms Food with Mark Bittman: Jacques Pépin My old friend Jacques Pépin…

By Mark Bittman Published October 4, 2023

Edward Lee and Lindsey Ofcacek on the Great Potential of a Nonprofit Restaurant

Plus: Eating like a prince in Berkeley, rescue vegetables, and bread-free egg-in-a-hole This Week’s Marksisms Food with Mark Bittman: Edward…

By Mark Bittman Published September 27, 2023

Klancy Miller on the Positive Changes in the Food World

Plus: Smoked okra dip, grinding your own everything, and when to be concerned about PFAS This Week’s Marksisms Food with…

By Mark Bittman Published September 20, 2023

Food: The 1960s vs. Now, with Michael F. Jacobson

Plus: How to know what you’re buying, cooking for dictators, and escapism of the best sort This Week’s Marksisms Food…

By Mark Bittman Published September 13, 2023

Outstanding Vegan Sushi Should Not Be an Aberration

Plus: Visiting with Abi Balingit and Holly Haines, one defense of carnivorism, and the actual value of being “P.C.” This…

By Mark Bittman Published September 8, 2023

Talking Junk with Chris van Tulleken

Plus: The perfect August salad, me and some luminaries, and ridiculously beautiful food This Week’s Marksisms Food with Mark Bittman:…

By Mark Bittman Published August 23, 2023

Food as Comic Relief, with Calvin Trillin

Plus: Tofu impromptu, zucchini “junk food,” and the first cookbook I ever bought This Week’s Marksisms Food with Mark Bittman:…

By Mark Bittman Published August 16, 2023

My Most Important Project Yet

This Week’s Marksisms Community Kitchen: Let’s Do Everything Right Since The Guardian did a great piece about it last week,…

By Mark Bittman Published August 9, 2023

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