‘Tis the Season
… for stress and baking. What? I think they go together, at least sometimes (the real question being, of course: does baking alleviate stress or …
Menu for Hope 2007
Menu For Hope is an annual fundraiser put together by food bloggers around the globe to raise money for a world cause — the U.N. …
Latkes, Darling
Well, the Times agrees: babka is worth the effort, just like I wroteabout the other day. The crumbs from my efforts have long since been …
Giving Thanks (and Pear Cake)
[Bodega Head, December 2006.] Each year on Thanksgiving I can’t help but reflect on the things for which I’m particularly grateful. Today, I feel very …
Thanksgivings Past
[Arch Rock Trail, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, 2006.] Truth be told, my ideal Thanksgiving doesn’t take place inside. No; it is intead in a forest …
Setting the Scene
[Table setting, August 2007.] A good meal needs a good presentation, which is why I often spend at least 10 minutes thinking about what dish …
A Birthday, and Thanksgiving Prep
Today is my ‘little’ brother’s birthday — happy birthday Kurt! He called me all the way from Greece this morning so it was more like …
All Hallows
Round about the cauldron go;In the poison’d entrails throwToad, that under cold stoneDays and nights has thirty-oneSwelter’d venom sleeping got,Boil thou first i’ the charmed …
New Year, New Potato
I’m not Jewish, but someone very close to me is, and I have lots and lots of friends who are, too. So what this means …
Eating Sunday
Nearly two weeks ago, I had my parents come in for Easter lunch in the park (the grass was a bit too damp, but we …