J.M. Hirsch

2 months ago | 177milkstreet.com | J.M. Hirsch

My solution for insomnia? Meal planning. More accurately, meal planning is my solution for not loathing my insomnia more than I already do. Because while planning dinner doesn’t lull me back to sleep, it does make my 4 a.m. wakeup slightly less frustrating. Previously, I’d roll around in bed getting increasingly angry at my inability to fall back to sleep. Now, I actually look forward to pondering what’s in the refrigerator and what I want to do with it. I know how silly that sounds.

2 months ago | 177milkstreet.com | J.M. Hirsch

See all Posts Travel the world, one bite at a time J.M. Hirsch’s Guide to Dining Out Abroad Name Email Address Recipient Name Recipient Email Address Personal Message By J.M. Hirsch Date March 6, 2025 It’s the question I get asked most: Where do you like to go out to eat? Often, people are asking about my home state, New Hampshire. For that, I have a snarky response: New York.

Jan 14, 2025 | 177milkstreet.com | J.M. Hirsch

See all Posts We have a new Italian cookbook coming. It’s the Pasta! It’s the People! It’s Italy! Name Email Address Recipient Name Recipient Email Address Personal Message By J.M. Hirsch Date January 14, 2025 Pre-order Milk Street Backroads Italy: Finding Italy’s Forgotten Recipes HERE. It’s a look I’ve come to appreciate, even if it shames me a bit.

Jul 30, 2024 | 177milkstreet.com | J.M. Hirsch

In Abruzzo, we learned the ancient origins of this all-American pastaThe original Abruzzese spaghetti and meatballs balances tiny pallottine with robust chitarra pasta. JOIN MILK STREET DIGITAL & PRINT12 WEEKS FOR JUST $1How we use your email. Your email address is required to identify your subscription. We will use it for customer service as well as other communications from Milk Street. We will not share, or rent your email address.

Sep 26, 2023 | 177milkstreet.com | J.M. Hirsch

AN EARLY VICTORYRussia justified its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine with widely discredited claims that the countries are culturally indistinct. Ukrainians obviously feel otherwise, but in a nation where until recently nearly half the population (and in some regions three-quarters) spoke Russian at home, it was an argument muddied by a complex history. Ukrainians needed a cultural linchpin, something that could turn the tide, if not on the battlefield, then in the minds of the people.