The Veggie
This liminal-space week is a good time to fill your fridge, freezer and pantry with delicious, sustaining things.
And so it has begun: the last week of the year, that notorious liminal stretch between Christmas and a new year, when time abruptly downshifts from sport mode to neutral. Will it be productive? No. Will you know what day it is? No. Will you put on hard pants? That’s none of my business.
I love this week. Back in the quiet of my own home after the obligations of the holidays, I can putter around and do the things I said I never had time for the other 51 weeks of the year. It may seem counterintuitive after a marathon of big-meal holidays, but this is when my project-cooking urges strike.
Without the pressure to put on a show, I can settle into Genevieve Ko’s tofu and spinach-filled dumplings with chile crisp, from-scratch wrappers and all, which will sustain me well into 2025. I may not have a crowd to feed anymore, but there is always a fridge and a freezer to stock.
And for the pantry: Cybelle Tondu’s ginger sesame granola, good in an airtight container and on your yogurt for the next three weeks.
Ginger Sesame Granola
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