Hi! I’m Natasha Feldman and I’m a food nerd. I host and produce cooking shows, work as private chef and caterer, read cookbooks as if they were novels before bed, and spend endless hours developing recipes. Even though my life revolves around food, there are still literally a million things that I don’t know about […]
The Essentials / Rosemary Smashed Potatoes
If you love potatoes and you like to smash things this recipe is for you. This recipe has only 5 ingredients (or 7, if you want to make em extra fancy) and is an amazing side dish. Plus, it’s therapeutic to take all of your frustrations out on tiny innocent potatoes. All you need is […]
The Essentials / Liquid Gold Chicken Stock
Everyone seems to have a different way of making stock. Is there a right way and a wrong way? Maybe? Probably? But as far as I’m concerned, if your stock comes out clear with a beautiful golden hue, and has shimmering droplets of delicious chicken fat (a.k.a. schmaltz) floating on the top, then you’ve accomplished […]
Nosh with Tash
So, full disclosure, our new Essential Recipes guest editor, Tash, happens to be one of my favorite people on the planet. We were introduced by a mutual friend and quickly realized, why the hell aren’t we friends? Unfortunately, we live on opposite coasts so I only see her face once a year, if I’m lucky […]