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Anna Archibald

Anna Archibald is a food, drink and travel writer who regularly contributes to Half Full. Her work can also be found in Wine Enthusiast, Thrillist and various other publications.

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Classic Comfort Food

Warm Up with this Hearty Icelandic Fish & Potato Hash

Make Chef Gísli Matt’s version of plokkfiskur, a delicious cod and mashed potato dish featured in his new cookbook.

Anna Archibald

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Classic Comfort Food

Find Out the Surprise Ingredient to this Delicious Egg Salad

Elisa Marshall of New York’s Maman shares her generations-old tips and tricks for making her signature egg salad.

Anna Archibald

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Cookie Swap

Spice Up the Holidays with Delicious Speculaas Cookies

Pastry chef Charbel Abrache of Washington, D.C., bakery Seylou shares his recipe for making classic speculaas windmill cookies.

Anna Archibald

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Cookie Swap

Bake These Boozy Hot Buttered Rum Shortbread Cookies

Lisa Ludwinski of Detroit’s acclaimed Sister Pie bakery shares her recipe for a spirited twist on a classic holiday cookie.

Anna Archibald

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Cookie Swap

Pistachio Palmiers Are Santa’s New Favorite Cookie

Kristina Cho shares the recipe for making this festive nutty and crispy cookie from her new cookbook “Mooncakes & Milk Bread.”

Anna Archibald

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Classic Comfort Food

Forget Holiday Cookies. Fry this PB&J Hand Pie Instead

St. Louis chef Rob Connoley takes inspiration from New Orleans’ beloved Hubig’s hand pies to give the classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich a makeover.

Anna Archibald

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Classic Comfort Food

Get the Recipe for Top Chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s Go-To Pasta

The famed chef and cookbook author shares the recipe for his version of pasta al forno that’s featured in his new book, “Shelf Love.”

Anna Archibald

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Classic Comfort Food

Star Baker Nadiya Hussain Shares Her Personal Scone Recipe

Topped with clotted cream and blueberries, this creative scone from “The Great British Bake Off” champion Nadiya Hussain’s new cookbook is deliciously improper.

Anna Archibald

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Classic Comfort Food

Rethinking New England Clam Chowder With Scott Conant

Award-winning chef and author Scott Conant shares his dairy-free version of the classic chowder he grew up eating in Connecticut.

Anna Archibald

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Classic Comfort Food

This Greek Orange Cake Pudding Is Next-Level

New York Chef Mina Stone of Mina’s at MoMA PS1 shares the recipe for portokalopita, an orange- and-cinnamon syrup soaked Greek dessert, from her new book “Lemon, Love & Olive Oil.”

Anna Archibald

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