From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy

May 9

Elegant as a stand-alone dessert, but it can also fill a cake or tart.

May 6

A Conversation with Angela Garbes Listen now (50 min) | Talking to the author of the new book 'Essential Labor: Mothering As Social Change' about breastfeeding, food writing, and care.

May 4

Toward interdependence as lifestyle.

May 2

Make them on a barbecue, make them on a cast-iron.

Apr 29

A Conversation with Jami Attenberg Listen now (34 min) | Talking to the author about her recent memoir, 'I Came All This Way to Meet You.'

Apr 27

What happens when a labor of love does double duty as plain old labor?

Apr 25

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From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy

I’m a writer based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I send out a weekly essay on issues in food, from politics and climate change to culture and labor, and a weekly podcast. Paid subscribers receive "From the Kitchen," a weekly recipe dispatch.

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