Zapiekanka!
There’s a fabulous pop-up chef series in Chicago called Monday Night Foodball, organized by food writer Mike Sula. I don’t often get to go (because it...
A Sauceome Holiday Gift Guide!
How is it December already? I am still working on the art for a book pitch for a new project, so once again, I did not have time to draw a new comic this...
Let's Make Cocktails!: a Sneak Peek
Happy Thanksgiving week!! I am hosting a gathering of friends this year, and making Samin Nosrat’s Big Lasagna. I’m still finishing up the art for a new book...
Good Eats in the Houston area
For various reasons, a sizeable portion of my family moved to the suburbs of Houston in the last year! My parents have found a retirement community, one...
Recipe: Stovetop Popcorn!
So this is a pretty basic one, but I didn’t learn how to do this until I was an adult! I grew up with a lot of “convenience” type of cooking, including...
Recipe: Classic Basil Pesto!
Fall is pretty much here in Chicago - there’s a chill in the air, the leaves are falling, and the potted basil on my front porch wasn’t going to survive our...
Beyond Curd & Evil
In case I have not mentioned it before, my partner Niles works for a European cheese distributor, which means our fridge is constantly stocked with multiple...
Recipe: Winter Squash Pasta Sauce!
Looking for something to do with that winter squash you roasted? Why not a creamy, indulgent pasta sauce? I roasted a huge butternut squash today, and made...
Roasting Winter Squash
It’s winter squash season! I drew this using butternut squash, but this method works for pretty much any winter squash: acorn, autumn frost, delicata,...
Recipe: Harissa/Hareez
I am back home in Chicago after an incredible two weeks in Yerevan. I thought I’d share one more recipe I drew as part of the two week comics workshop I led...
Recipe: Kalagosh!
Hey everyone! I’m still in Yerevan! I’ve had a week of classes with some extremely, extremely bright students. We’re making a short comic book cookbook of...
Let's Go To Yerevan!
Hey guess what I’m in Yerevan!! You can see Mount Ararat from my apartment! A little over a year ago, I got an email from an institute in Yerevan, Armenia...
It's Pawpaw Season!
It’s finally pawpaw season here in Chicago! Let’s talk about this amazing native fruit that most Americans have probably never even tasted. Three or four...
Recipe: Ratatouille!
I have a plot in my neighborhood community garden where we’re currently growing lots of tomatoes, eggplants, sweet peppers and zucchini. Ratatouille is a...
A Bit About Klobásníky
I mentioned these briefly in my last newsletter about kolaches, but there’s more to say on the topic of klobásníky. Since making a few comics about kolaches...
Recipe: Kolaches!
Jak se máš, y’all? Here, at long last, is my kolache recipe. This is more of a traditional Czech version like my grandmother made than the Texas-Czech...
How's the Book Going, Sarah? (part 3)
THE BOOK IS FINISHED!! Let’s Make Cocktails! is now AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER! I have an actual drawing table! For some reason I wanted to draw this book...
Let's Talk About Kolaches
My dad’s family immigrated to the U.S. from what was Czechoslovakia at the time. His father’s family came from Kolín originally, and his mother’s family came...
Recipe: Mixed Berry Crisp
After last week’s newsletter, I was seriously craving a delicious rustic baked fruit thing. I love all of the fruit bakes, but crisps are probably my...
Cobbler, Crumble, Buckle, Slump
Niles brought home a ridiculous amount of blueberries from the neighborhood farmer’s market. I was thinking about what to do with them, when I realized I...