Three Things

A weeknight dinner soup that's hearty and bright, the viral chick pea crumble, and a surprising perk of city living

Greetings eaters and readers! Couple things I’d like you to know about before we get to your official Three Things today. To begin with, as of last week, a few spreads and recipes from my upcoming book The Weekday Vegetarians: Get Simple are officially live on Amazon. I get very impatient waiting out the six months between shipping the final pages of my cookbooks and getting them into your hands, so hopefully this will help somewhat. All the way on the other end of the book spectrum: On Tuesday, April 16, I’ll be attending this virtual recorded conversation between Suleika Jaouad (you know she’s my favorite) and Salman Rushdie discussing “the power of art, and finding the strength to keep going—and stand up again.” Lastly, reminder for Easter celebrants: My longtime food-writing hero (and Food52 co-founder) Amanda Hesser suggested the most elegant menu for Dinner A Love Story readers last year, and you can pull it up here. Lastly lastly! Thank you to readers who weighed in on my very …