Pied
[Plums, July 2008.] It’s true, I haven’t been doing a whole lot of cooking lately. All I seem to want to do is watch the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
More Birthdays, and Breakfasts
[On the agenda this weekend, June 2008.] This morning for breakfast I had my favorite Blue Bottle americano and two slices of Acme whole wheat …
Rooting for the Home Team
[Solo dinner, June 2008.] Boy do I love soft serve. I love it almost as much as I love baseball — so Saturday night at …
Memories Of
[Last night, Spetses, August 2007.] … Greece, and the Mediterranean, slipping into a sea as still as glass and as warm as bathwater, impossibly clear. …