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 …
Dinners, Parties
[Quiche-in-progress this morning, March 2012.] Whew. Today I have cooked. I am doing a two-fer this weekend, which means friends over for lunch and then …
Winter Busy
[First ever grown up tree, December 2011.] The end of the calendar year is so close I can hear it tip-toeing behind me as it …
On New Year’s Eve …
[New Year’s Eve 2010, San Francisco.] At the beginning of the new year — for all of January, really — I find I am more …
Sometimes, There is Little Else to Say But
[Before dinner, July 2010.] Cheese plate + good bread Phyllo-mushroom cups Zuni Cafe roast chicken with heirloom tomatoes + bread salad, parsley-almond pesto White bean …
Plus ça Change,
[Last bits of summer, September 2009.] [Plus le Meme Chose, non?] October slips in on a rush of 70-degree mornings and the sun beams down …
Recipes for Success
[Anniversary roses, August 2009.] I don’t think any day is worth living without thinking about what you’re going to eat next at all times. – …