A Year {+ Fluffy Whole Grain Banana Snacking Cake}
A year ago today (tonight) we arrived in Riyadh and now, as then, I find it difficult to write about this place. Saudi Arabia is …
Happiest Holidays [+ gluten-free Christmas Stollen}
I meant to post this recipe for a very Christmassy stollen — a sort of yeasted sweet bread — earlier this week but time skittered …
Honey-Sweetened Lemon Curd
A hazy sky today. The wish for San Francisco’s Indian Summer sun — or fog, whichever — is particularly strong. Fall in the city by …
Summer Staple (+ Gluten-Free Double Crisp Apple Crisp)
I’ve decided that each summer going forward should be marked by a particular staple, be it swimming early in the day, twice-weekly hikes, a certain …
Getting Back to It (+ Strawberry-Rhubarb Honey Pie)
{Tomales Bay from the trail, July 2015.} Strawberries There were never strawberries like the ones we had that sultry afternoon sitting on the step of …
Banana Bread Muffins
The day before we left for summer vacation back in July I made these muffins and lordy my, why have I been hanging on to …
Holidaying (+ Flourless Persimmon Cake)
A holiday-spiced, naturally gluten-free persimmon cake that’s perfect for December days. [Fisherman, Dar Bouazza, December 2014.] A week of rain, a week of sun, and …
Sea Change (+ a Date Shake)
[The Atlantic at Anfa, September 2014.] Fall has magical qualities — the light shifts, leaves drift down softly (even in North Africa), the sky is …
Into Summer (+ Nectarine Buttermilk Crumb Cake)
[Sunset, Casablanca, May 2014.] This morning all the coffee in the world can’t clear out the cobwebs. Ramadan began yesterday which meant my early run …