Thoughts on October
For fun, I’m running some posts from a few years back because, err, life is a wee bit busy at the moment (also, I’m feeling …
Life (+ a Blackberry Crisp)
[Ocean Beach, September 2013.] And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the …
For the Greater Good (+ Orzo with Vegetables)
Meanwhile, I’m continuing to plod along over here in pregnancy-land. My appetite has lately returned to the phenomenon that occurred this winter — nothing, and …
A Bit of Blackberrying (+ Pectin-Free Blackberry Jam & a Blackberry Pie)
Blackberry-Picking Late August, given heavy rain and sun For a full week, the blackberries would ripen. At first, just one, a glossy purple clot Among …
Strawberry Hand Pies + Summer’s Waning Days
[Sebastopol, August 2013.] These are the golden days of summer — foggy some mornings, yes, but clear and warm for the rest of it. Miles …
Tomato-Braised Fennel with Couscous (or, the Next Big Thing)
[San Francisco, sky, 2013.] Perhaps one of the reasons I didn’t completely lose my mind — admittedly barring a few melt downs here (in Casa) …
In Morocco …
Currently, am sitting at what has quickly become our everyday ‘table’ — an extension of the stone counter in our new, light-filled, enormous kitchen — …
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 …
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 …
On Being Flexible, and Last-Minute Pasta
Tuesday night was one of those nights when you’re glad you are the kind of person who errs on the side of too much. I …