The Monthly Menu

Every month, I blog what I've been eating, cooking, and drinking—with recipe links, cookbook suggestions, and restaurant commentary.

The Monthly Menu

Aug 14, 2026

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3 min read

Summer Is for Beer

And I wrote about 'Tony' for CNN.

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The Monthly Menu

Jul 27, 2026

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5 min read

What’s in My Pantry

The nine items giving my meals life—and how.

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The Monthly Menu

Jul 10, 2026

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4 min read

Crisis and Coconuts

A month of eating, cooking, and drinking while all is out of control.

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The Monthly Menu

Bread, Broccolini, & the Greatest Flan of My Life

Jun 12, 2026

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2 min read

Bread, Broccolini, & the Greatest Flan of My Life

We’re stuck in San Juan until Benny’s done with chemo. Here’s what we’re eating.

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Recipes

May 8, 2026

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6 min read

All the Cabbage That’s Fit to Eat

A cabbage salad from ‘The Swedish Cookbook’ and all my eating, cooking, and drinking from April.

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The Monthly Menu

Apr 10, 2026

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8 min read

So You Want to Eat Like a Local?

Guiding you through Old San Juan this month.

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The Monthly Menu

Mar 13, 2026

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9 min read

We’re Restaurant-Mapping the World

Plus: the eating, cooking, and drinking of the last month.

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The Monthly Menu

Feb 13, 2026

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10 min read

The Shoppy-Shop Arrives in San Juan

Hilda Deli is serving a needed grocery niche, and more eating, cooking, and drinking.

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The Monthly Menu

Jan 16, 2026

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8 min read

A Sandwich I Ate 3 Times in 3 Days

& more eating in New York, Copenhagen, and San Juan. Plus: recipe updates!

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The Monthly Menu

Nov 14, 2025

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7 min read

How to Make Canned Beans Better

Plus: Inspiration from a restaurant salad got us through a rough week at home.

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The Monthly Menu

Oct 10, 2025

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4 min read

Eating in Transit

It was a month of food on the go.

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The Monthly Menu

Sep 12, 2025

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3 min read

The Summer of Daiquiris

The Monthly Menu covers the eating, cooking, and drinking of July and August.

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The Monthly Menu

Jul 11, 2025

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3 min read

Taking Long Walks for Food

The Monthly Menu roundup of eating and cooking, plus the monthly bottle.

It wasn’t on purpose. We’re just on a roll.

The Monthly Menu

Summer Is for Beer

What’s in My Pantry

Crisis and Coconuts

Bread, Broccolini, & the Greatest Flan of My Life

All the Cabbage That’s Fit to Eat

So You Want to Eat Like a Local?

We’re Restaurant-Mapping the World

The Shoppy-Shop Arrives in San Juan

A Sandwich I Ate 3 Times in 3 Days

How to Make Canned Beans Better

Eating in Transit

The Summer of Daiquiris

Taking Long Walks for Food

A Casual Survey of Potato Chips

The Monthly Menu: I ❤️ Barbajuans

The Monthly Menu: A Touch of Gluttony

The Monthly Menu: Lessons in Using What You’ve Got

The Monthly Menu: Strange Days

The Monthly Menu: The Time of the Big Sandwich

The Monthly Menu: Sound the Tofu Alarm

The Monthly Menu: The Cost of Local Eggs

The Monthly Menu: A Summer of Uncertainty

The Monthly Menu: Eat More Potatoes

The Monthly Menu: Good Green Sauce 🌱

The Monthly Menu: Eating In

From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy