Salad Days
[Flowers near the sea, July 2008.] Sometimes I think I am a very strange person. Take today, for example. It’s warmish (thankfully), the sun is …
Les Vacances
[Wildcat Beach, morning, July 2008.] Pls. forgive my absence; I have been Away, and it was marvelous. Last summer for my vacation I went to …
Chard, My Love
In food, as in love, when I tend to fall I fall hard. My stomach seizes up in a fierce knot, and I find I …
Sunday Dinners
[Dinner a few weeks ago, July 2008.] I haven’t been sleeping well lately. I’ll blame this on probably too much coffee consumed during the course …
Anatomy of a Lunch Party
1. Invite family and friends who are family. Think about the menu a few days in advance, and make up a list of ingredients (not …
Souped
[Dinner, July 2008.] Of course I love to cook, but sometimes I love even more when I don’t have to do so — say when …
Fully Caked
[Sliced, July 2008.] Someday I hope to have a real kitchen, one with lots and lots of counter space on which to set all my …
Cobbling Together
[Cobbler, before the oven, July 2008.] Well, that was an inauspicious 4th. I baked brownies, zipped up my jacket tight against the chilly breeze, wished …
Recharge
[First g&t of the summer, June 2008.] Aaaaaah. That was nice. I was only out of the city for a few days, but man, it …
That Same Old Song
[Cake for a barbecue, June 2008.] Update: still sickish, though somewhat improving. Thanks for all the well-wishes! Crankiness level is reaching astronomical proportions, however; please …