Rebecca Onion

Home, Cooking: Fall, In a Bowl

By Rebecca Onion ● Columns ● September 26, 2024

This butternut squash soup gets an extra kick of fall-ness with apples and an apple cider reduction. It freezes beautifully.

Home, Cooking: Lemon Sesame Quick Pickles

By Rebecca Onion ● Columns ● June 27, 2024

Those inviting piles of crisp cucumbers will last for two months when used for these sweet-ish pickles with a zap of chile and lemon.

Home, Cooking: Once-a-Year Strawberry Cake

By Rebecca Onion ● Columns ● May 17, 2024

In-season strawberries are the stars of this gorgeous cake — the top acquires a particular jammy texture that’s absolutely singular.

Home, Cooking: Sweet Roasted Carrots with Ramp Pesto and Olives

By Rebecca Onion ● Columns ● April 17, 2024

Ramps season is almost over, but you may still have time to make this garlicky ramp pesto — try it over sweet roasted carrots, garnished with salty olives.

Home, Cooking: Chive Ranch, with or without the magic touch

By Rebecca Onion ● Columns ● March 20, 2024

Use the abundance of chives available to whisk up this creamy dip! Punch up the flavor with MSG, the much-maligned additive that’s undergoing a renaissance.

Home, Cooking: Hobbit Bowl with Sunchokes

By Rebecca Onion ● Columns ● February 23, 2024

This combination of Jerusalem artichokes, sausage, onions and mushrooms is perfect topped with savoy cabbage that’s been crisped in butter.

Home, Cooking: Sausage, Squash and Kale Soup 

By Rebecca Onion ● Columns ● January 19, 2024

Kale and sausage add heft to a smooth soup of pureed squash that makes a great winter lunch.

Home, Cooking: Maple-Rosemary Nuts

By Rebecca Onion ● Columns ● December 13, 2023

These nuts make your house smell amazing, a piney, sweet, nutty presence that could be an inspiration for designers of holiday-themed aromatherapy candles.