Pesto and Sugar Snaps
Basil, pungent and sweet, waits for me again this week at the markets. If I were not afraid of falling into a dull pattern I …
This is the home of my original blog, titled Cucina Nicolina. I started it in 2005 and it has since transitioned to a more modern, recipe-based food blog. Visit my current blog at cucinanicolina.com.
Basil, pungent and sweet, waits for me again this week at the markets. If I were not afraid of falling into a dull pattern I …
How sweet I roamed from field to field, and tasted all the summer’s pride. — Wllm. Blake It’s my season, at last. Oh, today was …
First things first: I’ve started a little recipe collection here (a link is to the right, as well) that’s pretty slim at the moment, but …
[Starting out on the Tomales Point trail, June 2007] I have had a string of quite delicious days lately — a party on Sunday, with …
[Presents! from the Ferry Building, June 2007] I got a piece of rather spectacular news the other day, but I’m going to hold on to …
Of the fruits Nicole Previously Didn’t Like (TM), grapefruit probably topped the list. Wait — tops. I’m still not completely convinced. I once read a …
This Sunday I will be racing back from Sonoma County in hopes of making it home by 9p to order Little Star pizza and watch …
[Oatmeal-chocolate chip cookies, June 2007] What better to do on a Tuesday night than stay up until nearly 11p making cookies? I can think of …
Things lately making me especially happy: a new book, discovered at random at the library (Sarah Waters’ The Night Watch); a good run; a new …
Friday night, even after a ‘short’ week, is always my night for relaxing. Though some weeks there are trips to Sonoma County straightaway on the …