
A SNOWY DAY
On wet snowContinue reading »

GONE WORKIN’
On blogging delinquencyContinue reading »

LAMB STEW WITH ROASTED WINTER SQUASH, POMEGRANATE MOLASSES, AND MINT
On brown meat made prettyContinue reading »

A WINTER SALAD OF RAW BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH CASTELVETRANO OLIVES, SUNCHOKES AND A MYSTERIOUS VINAIGRETTE
On my favorite place except right here right now (Portland, Oregon)Continue reading »

HOT BUTTERED RUM
On hot alcohol and cold, wet nightsContinue reading »

HOMEMADE BUTTER (AND BUTTERMILK)
My love affair with dairy fat has been going on for at least three decades behind metals beaters pirouetted in pillowsContinue reading »

Raw Cranberry Relish with Tangerines and Walnuts
Thanksgiving dinner was just another family meal until my paternal grandmother started serving a cylinder of quiveringContinue reading »

Down-to-Earth Inspiration (Fall Cookbooks)
Once every few weeks, I pull one of a stack of boxes from my clothes closet and lift the lid with a mix of verve andContinue reading »

Borlotti Bean Mole with Roast Winter Squash and Black Kale
My 11-month-old daughter has developed a reputation in our neighborhood. Mind you, we live in a densely populated,Continue reading »