A Dinner Party, Long Overdue
[Whole-wheat walnut loaf, from Acme Bread.] Item: I have an article in the Chronicle today about gardening inside. Yes, it’s possible! I must admit I …
Saturday Lunch in Pictures
[Spinach salad with grape and cherry tomatoes, lemon cucumber, strawberries, hard-boiled egg and toasted bread with radishes and butter, July 2007] All from the Fillmore …
Good Eats (and a mystery package)
[Farmers’ market dinner, July 2007 ] I received an unexpected surprise the other day: a box containing two books (one, love letters between F. Scott …
In Season
Tuesday afternoons after work are for listening to Beethoven on the classical station and watching the clouds stream past the windows very quickly on their …
Baby Chard? Oh Yes, Oh Yum
[Baby chard from the Fillmore farmers’ market, July 2007] The other day in San Francisco it rained and yesterday was cool and breezy, almost fall-like; …
Soup, Bean
[Onion and garlic for soup, June 2007] As most vegetarians know, beans are an essential part of the meat-free diet. Loaded with protein and calcium, …
Sometimes, That’s All it Takes
[Saturday lunch, July 2007] I’m often starving after — and during — my runs, and all I can think of, really, is: veggie burger, cheese, …
French on the 4th of July
Bastille Day is rapidly approaching (this Saturday, for those keeping track), and I for one will be celebrating with a bottle of French wine. I’m …
All I Want for Christmas …
I have been a baking fool lately. Last week, a good friend of mine arrived in the States from his post in Jerusalem to spend …
Grillin’
Tomorrow marks an experiment I fervently hope will be successful: grilling salmon and veggie kebabs on a mini portable grill. Merci to Crate and Barrel …