My New Standard
I have a favorite, reliable, go-to, standard (etc. etc.) cookie recipe that never fails me: an oatmeal-chocolate chip. When I ‘need’ to make cookies and …
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 …
Wintering
[Monterey, January 2011.] (Very) Occasionally I wish I still lived on the East Coast, mostly because of the snow. There were some — if fairly …
Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Main Dishes
[Dinner, quickly, November 2010.] I had planned to do a post today about vegetarian main dishes appropriate for the holiday table, but all that has …
On Elevenses
[This morning, October 2010.] October 26. The year spins on, November looms just around the corner. And it is the most beautiful day today: From …
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 …
Giving Thanks (and Apple Galette)
[Pacific Ocean near Bodega Head, July 2009.] Today, Thanksgiving, is one of my one of my very favorite days of the year, mainly because it …
What I Like Best
[Blackberries in the field, Sebastopol, September 2009.] “Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating …
Just Lovely
[Afternoon drinks, Inverness, June 2009.] Saturday night I was in the kitchen chopping an onion and thinking about August. The dog was sprawled on the …
In Summer,
(the song sings itself*, all sparkle and white-gold light.) True summer slipped in the door Saturday night, somewhere among the clean-scrubbed pots draining by the …