Hetty McKinnon

1 week ago | thisneedshotsauce.substack.com | Abigail Koffler |Hetty McKinnon |Lukas Volger |Julie Vadnal

I’m started writing this at LAX on my way home to Brooklyn. On Sunday night, for the first time in more than three weeks, I slept in my apartment, where I’ve lived for a few years, but now live solo. I’m beyond grateful for the generosity of friends and family who have housed me (and fed me and comforted me) over the past few weeks, and I’m so excited to be in my own space. Despite having lots of familiar stuff in it, it feels new.

1 week ago | tovegetableswithlove.substack.com | Hetty McKinnon

Welcome to To Vegetables, With Love, a celebration of a vegetable life, less ordinary. ‘ Find archived recipes on my recipe index. My book Tenderheart is available from Books are Magic, Kitchen, Arts and Letters, Book Larder, Bold Fork Books and also here or here. This week’s recipe is unlocked for all subscribers. On Monday, it was wet, grey and cold. The stock markets were crashing and there was really not much to feel excited about. My mood needed comfort. I turned to rice.

2 weeks ago | tovegetableswithlove.substack.com | Hetty McKinnon

I invite you to Linger, To Vegetables, With Love’s pop-up newsletter-within-a-newsletter that is dedicated to salads, friendship and the humanity of eating together. Hello. I’m back, with another Linger lunch. It’s happening in Brooklyn, on 27 April. More below!Linger is a personal lunch series that I started at home in 2023. It has since turned into something much more significant. It has allowed me to dive back into my favourite cooking medium: the SALAD.

2 weeks ago | tovegetableswithlove.substack.com | Hetty McKinnon

Welcome to To Vegetables, With Love, a celebration of a vegetable life, less ordinary. ‘ Find archived recipes on my recipe index. My book Tenderheart is available from Books are Magic, Kitchen, Arts and Letters, Book Larder, Bold Fork Books and also here or here. This week’s recipe is unlocked for paid subscribers. Keep an eye out this week for an announcement about my next Linger lunch in NYC. Paid subscribers in NYC will be able to apply to attend. The other day, I cheated on kale with dandelion.

3 weeks ago | tovegetableswithlove.substack.com | Hetty McKinnon

Welcome to To Vegetables, With Love, a celebration of a vegetable life, less ordinary. ‘ Find archived recipes on my recipe index. My book Tenderheart is available from Books are Magic, Kitchen, Arts and Letters, Book Larder, Bold Fork Books and also here or here. This week’s recipe is for free for all subscribers. My mother is obsessed with grocery prices. When she still traveled, she spent a lot of her vacation time checking out supermarkets and comparing prices with those back home.