Quiet
[Clouds over Bath, September 2008.] Le fin du weekend: the windows are open, the tree outside my living room is blowing in the strong breeze, …
Home, With Cookies
[Simos and Lena’s wedding cookies, September 2008.] I’m home. That whooooooosh you might have heard was my sigh of relief at surviving hours on the …
Notes from Maine
[Seawall Beach, September 2008.] easy a full video download The last time I was in Maine was four years ago in May, just after my …
Coming into the Season
[Summer pasta, August 2008.] Oh, hello, summer you sweet old thing. How I’ve missed you. I think San Francisco has missed you, too, because the …
Saturday Lunch, In Brief
the eagle dvdrip [Lunch, August 2008.] Last night I dashed home from the gallery, where I’d had two (small!) glasses of sparkling wine in quick …
Way Back, and More Chard Love
[Spinach fettuccine, revisited, August 2008.] Way back when I lived in DC (as I’ve been living in San Francisco for over two years, my Washington …
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 …