Nearly Summer (+ Chocolate Sorbet)
[Chocolate sorbet fresh from the deep freeze — note ice flecks – June 2012.] Woke up today to more sun and brilliant blue skies, feeling …
The Tuesday Treat: Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
For an explanation of The Tuesday Treat, see here. Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Vegan month continues apace, with a few little slip-ups here and there …
The Tuesday Treat: Banana Cake w. Chocolate Glaze
For an explanation of The Tuesday Treat, see here. Banana Cake with Almonds and Chocolate Glaze, adapted from A Poetic Appetite, who adapted it from …
The Tuesday Treat: Chocolate Cake w. Salted Caramel Buttercream
For an explanation of The Tuesday Treat, see here. Chocolate Cake with Ganache and Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting Because I can’t – and don’t – …
Quinoa Salad with Feta and Mint
How do I love quinoa? Let me count the ways: it’s a whole grain that’s actually a seed (I wrote an article for NPR in …
The Tuesday Treat: Earl Grey Chocolate Cake w. Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting
For an explanation of The Tuesday Treat, see here. Earl Grey Chocolate Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting, adapted from shutterbean.com I’ll be honest: this …
A New (Favorite) Thing: Rhubarb
[In the kitchen, Sebastopol, May 2012.] The fall after I graduated college I went to hear a lecture by Isabel Allende, who was speaking to …
Nettle Pesto? Nettle Pesto!
“Bring home some nettles,” I told my husband a few weeks ago as we parted ways on a sunny San Francisco Saturday. I was headed …
The Tuesday Treat: Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
For an explanation of The Tuesday Treat, see here. Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting When you have a surfeit of strawberries, and you’ve made …
Spring Fling (+ Baked Halibut with Lemon)
I’m having a fling with spring, it’s true. A little rain here and there – Wednesday night I met my friend Anne for wine in …