Table Setting
[Cheese and wine, November 2008.] I was watching some silly movie the other night that took place in England. The plot was pretty lame (but …
On Leftovers
[Soup and cranberry juice, one of my favorite dinners, November 2008.] The trouble with leftovers is that you can get tired of them. Or, at …
A Bit Of Comfort
[Dinner, November 2008.] Buttermilk mashed potatoes. Chickpeas with garlic and spinach. Roasted cauliflower and carrots. I can think of fewer things that can make me …
From the Harvest
[Pumpkin, barley and root vegetables, November 2008.] For all of my incomprehension about just how exactly we’re right smack in the middle of November and …
Weeknight Dinners
[Dinner the other night, November 2008. high quality resident evil: afterlife ] Some nights you cook and it’s just dinner, and some nights you cook …
To Market
[Sunday night dinner, November 2008.] Okay. Lately it seems like all I’ve been doing is baking — and it’s true that my oven’s been getting …
Slightly Obsessed
[My new favorite sandwich: pesto, spinach, fresh mozzarella, November 2008.] I made pesto last week when my parents came in for dinner, and I ate …
On Brussels Sprouts, or, a Reluctant Love Letter
[Brussel sprouts from the market, October 2008.] I never liked brussels sprouts. There — I’ve set it out plain for anyone to see. Though my …
Maine, in Food
[Beets from the farm, with local butter, September 2008.] So in early September I went to Maine. I took a 6 a.m. flight from San …
Simple and Sweet
[From the farmers’ market, September 2008.] Fall is: 90-degree Saturdays in Sebastopol; Sunday afternoons in the backyard with lemonade and cookies, the perfect grilled cheese …