Simple and Quiet (+ Quinoa + Roasted Sweet Potatoes)
[Today, February 2014.] February. Even more than January this is my month to hunker down and make soup and read and watch the rain. And …
Keeping it Easy (+ Turnip Soup)
[Casablanca, December 2013.] Since the new year: more runs along the ocean, beaucoup de spinach and sweet potatoes (the excitement I experienced upon having acess …
For the Greater Good (+ Orzo with Vegetables)
Meanwhile, I’m continuing to plod along over here in pregnancy-land. My appetite has lately returned to the phenomenon that occurred this winter — nothing, and …
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) …
Vegetable Pizza with a Polenta Crust
[Fruit at the market, July 2013.] A grey day here today, as it’s been the past few days, at least in the morning; except for …
Pastina for Lunch
We’ve been in Casablanca for over 2 weeks now, which just doesn’t seem right. In some ways it seems as though we’ve been here for …
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 …
Beet and Quinoa Salad w. Feta + Tahini Dressing
I’m writing this as I sit on the ferry going north, watching the Northern California landscape jolt past the windows. I sat for a bit …
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 …
Weeknight Dinners for Busy Folk
[Abbotts Lagoon, January 2013.] Note: I had planned earlier in the week to post this today, but after all the crazy sh*t that has been …