
Fruit of the Woods
The hunting aspect was catching, and we wandered through the shade of the woods like children on Easter looking for the golden egg. Continue reading Fruit of the Woods
The hunting aspect was catching, and we wandered through the shade of the woods like children on Easter looking for the golden egg. Continue reading Fruit of the Woods
To cook a recipe collected from one’s travels is another form of remembering, less with the mind than with the senses, drawing an experience from the past and making it come alive again, folding distance into presence. Continue reading Can’t Take it With You
I set my alarm for 6:20 every morning, the idea being that I will get showered, dressed and downstairs in time to make breakfast. But those … Continue reading Manna for a Late Bird
How does one ever recover from the mirrors in Lulu Lemon dressing room? The triplicate ones, in extremely close quarters, that show not only your hair’s split ends but also every weird detail of your posture and the strange way … Continue reading How to Survive the Lulu Lemon Dressing Room Mirror
I have a set of necessary essentials for a city: it has to have a good bakery, good coffee, a bookstore, and a good place to exercise. Bakery … Continue reading Quiche Cluster
Everybody in our family loves Urban Taco’s chicken tinga. This comes close… For Tinga: 1 chicken, roasted 2 pints cherry tomatoes (or any size–I use the cherry ones … Continue reading Chicken Tinga
Mama Olga fashions a bowl from a simple mound of flour on the counter. I’m watching her out of the corner of my eye while listening … Continue reading Only Pasta
Because she sings for chicken… Continue reading Momolicious Chicken Stew
My father would be horrified to see that this recipe for black bean soup calls for an entire package of bacon. Continue reading Granddaddy’s Bacon and a Recipe for Black Bean Soup
This recipe tastes like the best comfort food without the guilt. Continue reading In Praise of Swiss Chard, and a Quail Recipe