garlic soup + harissa

Garlic, Photo, Soup, Vegetables, Vegetarian

What is it about Friday nights that repels me from my own kitchen? Is it the siren call of takeout that keeps me away? Or…

February 27 2011Read More

focaccia with caramelized onions, pear and blue cheese

Bread, Cheese, Fruit, Pears, Photo, Pizza, Vegetarian

About ninety-nine percent of the time, my weekday lunches never look this good.  Despite my high standards and predictable “I hate leftovers!” protests, I usually…

February 24 2011Read More

caramel cake

Cake, Photo

It was a glorious Monday morning of a holiday weekend, full of promise and nearly unlimited free time for me to roam in the kitchen. …

February 22 2011Read More

fromage blanc

Cheese, Photo

Smoothies bore me, toast and jam are a snooze and omelets no longer hold my attention.  Even my old standby, microwave oatmeal, seems dull and…

February 20 2011Read More

millionaire’s shortbread

Chocolate, Cookies, Photo

Shortbread.  Is there a more perfectly simple food?  Butter, flour, sugar mixed together and baked until just starting to blush with color, cut into neat…

February 18 2011Read More
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