Changes (+ Black Bean Soup)
[Cloud’s Rest, Yosemite, August 2012.] Last August we camped for a brief time in the Yosemite back country, spending two nights at Sunrise Lakes because …
The The Tuesday Treat: (Flourless) Sesame Cookies
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Strawberry-Basil Crumble/Crisp
Writing my cookbook was an interesting experience for me and not just because I was burning through 5-pound bags of sugar at least once a …
Beet and Quinoa Salad w. Feta + Tahini Dressing
I’m writing this as I sit on the ferry going north, watching the Northern California landscape jolt past the windows. I sat for a bit …
Split Pea Soup with Vegetables
In an effort to start cleaning out the pantries before we ship the bulk of our assorted kitchen stuff and furniture off to Morocco I …
Weeknight Dinners for Busy Folk
[Abbotts Lagoon, January 2013.] Note: I had planned earlier in the week to post this today, but after all the crazy sh*t that has been …
A Proper Lunch
The days of cookbook-writing are winding down (2-ish weeks to go – yikes!) and I have been trying to incorporate more vegetables into my daily …
An Oldie but a Goodie: Quinoa Chowder
It’s definitely on the cusp of spring here, though today doesn’t feel like it exactly: San Francisco is swathed in fog and I had to …
The Tuesday Treat: Chewy Cinnamon-Molasses Cookies
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The Tuesday Treat: Flourless Almond Butter Cookies
For an explanation of The Tuesday Treat, see here.