Memories Of
[Last night, Spetses, August 2007.] … Greece, and the Mediterranean, slipping into a sea as still as glass and as warm as bathwater, impossibly clear. …
A Few Good Dinners
[Dinner the other night, May 2008.] OK, so I lied. I did soak beans the other day, but we didn’t actually eat them that same …
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 …
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 …
Couscous Salad, Unexpectedly
[Santa Monica, September 2007] I went down to Santa Monica last weekend for a little art show viewing at a fab gallery and requisite beach …
A Very Plummy Dessert
[The table, set for eight] Saturday morning dawned early and grey, and I ran out for a bit into the gloom for breakfast, the paper, …
Can a Flower be a Vegetable?
Confession: since the last time I wrote here I made two batches of cupcakes: one pumpkin with chocolate-ganache frosting for Halloween; and one devil’s food …