Split Pea Soup with Vegetables
In an effort to start cleaning out the pantries before we ship the bulk of our assorted kitchen stuff and furniture off to Morocco I …
An Oldie but a Goodie: Quinoa Chowder
It’s definitely on the cusp of spring here, though today doesn’t feel like it exactly: San Francisco is swathed in fog and I had to …
New Year, New Soup
[In the redwoods, January 2013.] Today was a cooking day. By that I mean I made an enormous pan of butternut squash macaroni and cheese …
A Soup So Nice I Made it Twice (e.g. Vegetarian Minestrone Soup)
[Dinner, September 2012.] My parents are currently in Italy for three weeks, taking the long-dreamed-of trip of a lifetime. Of course I had them over …
Off East (+ Cabbage-Chard-White Bean Soup)
Tomorrow I go to Maine to visit Kurt and Emily, she of the biscotti pictured above and the delicious fresh-ginger ginger cookies sent for the …
It’s That Time
This is the time of year when all I’m doing is making up lists — constantly, consciously writing lists. Example 1: For a holiday party …
Soon (But for Now, Carrot Soup)
[San Francisco, September 2011.] Currently, slowly consuming a piece of cake I baked for a coworker’s mumble mumble th birthday — chocolate cake filled with …
Weekend Cooking
[Forget-me-nots, April 2011.] So it’s spring now, even if it doesn’t always feel like it every day due to rain in the forecast and the …
On Feeling Lucky, and a Simple Potato Soup
[In Golden Gate Park, March 2011.] This past weekend I was in Phoenix where it was hot during the day but cool and dry at …
Strange Summer
[A tiny bit of sun and summer in Sonoma County, July 2010.] It’s pretty boring to complain about the weather, I know, especially since it …