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Jessie Sheehan’s Spaghetti Pie

A while ago, Joanna told me about the coolest thing… Last year, Anton’s elementary school held a fundraiser called Eat Pie Shop (!) where they set up tables with different kinds of homemade pies — sweet ones, like chocolate, apple, crumbles, etc.,… Read more The post Jessie Sheehan’s Spaghetti Pie appeared first on Cup of…

Four Fun Things

The new Netflix rom-com series, Nobody Wants This, follows a rabbi (Adam Brody) and an agnostic sex podcaster (Kristen Bell) falling in love to the disapproval of everyone around them.… Read more The post Four Fun Things appeared first on Cup of Jo.

A Fall Playlist for Walks/Dinners/Road Trips

What music are you listening to these days? The other morning, I was walking around with my headphones in, when the song swelled and I experienced that emotional tidal wave that makes you want to clutch your heart and stare into the middle distance.… Read more The post A Fall Playlist for Walks/Dinners/Road Trips appeared…

Care: The Highest Form of Capitalism

Intro In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—one that begat many a mommy thinkpiece, many a motherhood memoir, almost all of which decried and… In sex as elsewhere, consent is asked to do a lot. It is a kind of moral magic, legal theorist Heidi Hurd has suggested, that makes all kinds of unthinkable…

Tiktok LLM

A grinning young couple points upward toward a caption reading “our simple seggs aftercare routine.” They playact the steps: shower, snuggle, bed. Scroll: next video,… I think about The Zone of Interest (2023) while I am making my kids’ lunches, running their baths, folding laundry. Similar domestic routines make up much of the film’s action,…

The Sentimentality of Evil

I think about The Zone of Interest (2023) while I am making my kids’ lunches, running their baths, folding laundry. Similar domestic routines make up… courtesy Taylor Miller It was dusk for kilometers and bats in the lavender sky, like spiders when a fly is caught, began to appear. And there, not the promised land,…

How to Make Home a Haven

Every few years, one of my kids will get a little weepy about school. “The days are sooooo long,” they’ll lament. “Why can’t I just stay home for the morning?”… Read more The post How to Make Home a Haven appeared first on Cup of Jo.

Who Wants Pelau (Chicken and Rice) for Dinner?

Lesley Enston’s heartfelt new cookbook, Belly Full, is everything a cookbook should be. To begin with, I’m excited to cook everything in it… …like pumpkin fritters and coconut-stewed vegetables and sweet plantain omelettes and meat stews flavored with intense green sauces.… Read more The post Who Wants Pelau (Chicken and Rice) for Dinner? appeared first…

My #1 Dating Rule

Ever since I started dating after my divorce, friends and readers have asked a bunch of fun questions. Like, what do you wear on first dates?”… Read more The post My #1 Dating Rule appeared first on Cup of Jo.

Couple’s Valentine Escape

To us, there’s nothing more memory-evoking than sharing great food and drink with someone special. This Valentine’s Day, take the time to relax together and celebrate Spend a one or two night Valentine’s stay in Padstow with your partner and enjoy everything our quaint harbour town has to offer from galleries and cosy pubs to……

Ramble and Recharge: Navigating Padstow’s trails

The North Cornwall coast offers dramatic views, plenty of fresh air, soothing sounds and a sense of calm. Whether it’s a secluded beach or a well trodden coast path, no two days are the same here, you’ll find feeding shore birds, bobbing seals and changing weathers. Safety is crucial for a relaxing experience so please……

An Update from Charlie Stein

The advent of the New Year heralds my favourite week in the wine tasting calendar: the unveiling of new vintage 2022 Burgundies. The wine trade adorns their red trousers, preps their spittoons, ready to swirl and spit their way through hundreds of wines in fabulous old buildings across London. After a tough couple of years……

New TV series: Rick Stein’s Food Stories

We’re very excited to share Rick’s new series, Rick Stein’s Food Stories, is coming to BBC Two from Monday 12th February. About Rick Stein’s Food Stories The 15 x 30 minute episodes will see him travels all around the UK in search of some of the best food in each location – including Cumbria, Northern……

Rick wins Fortnum’s Special Award

We’re very pleased to share Rick received the Fortnum’s Special Award at last night’s annual Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink awards. A lifetime achievement award that honours the impact his over 30 years in TV and more than 20 cookery books, which date back to 1988 when English Seafood Cookery was published, have had……