Fall is … (+ Whole Wheat Persimmon Muffins)
Turned leaves. Extraordinarily warm days in Sonoma County. Brief trips to the coast. Sunday brunch with old friends two weekends in a row sans child. …
On Enduring Love — for California, for Baked Beans
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 …
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 …
(Vegan) Strawberry-Maple Muffins
Fickle weather this week in San Francisco: A few glorious mornings of sunshine have been tempered by the usual and omnipresent fog, reminding me of …
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) …
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 …
The Tuesday Treat: Vegan Chocolate Bundt Cake
For an explanation of The Tuesday Treat, see here.
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 …