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spicy carrot pickle presents
A deep downy fog wrapped around our cold hill this morning. The firs that can usually be seen waving their skirts and climbing high into the sky were barely faint shadows in the white soup. The birds...
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curried cauliflower soup
Here’s a soup to warm the cockles of your heart. No idea what I mean by “cockles”, but by soup I mean silky and warm, subtly complex, aromatic spoonfuls. If you think you’re not a fan of cauliflower,...
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on sweet eats
Only once as a child was I made to strongly urged to eat my dessert. Our family of five, plus my uncle and his new wife were gathered around our maple dining table. Each of our wintry faces was warmed...
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creamy carrot soup & preserved lemons
On a winter’s afternoon, weeks still before Christmas, a good friend Carolyn and I came together in my kitchen. We’d amassed on the counter several bags of organic lemons, sea salt, a few herbs and...
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the guinea pig goes to college
The past two weeks have been quite out of the ordinary around here. It all started when the Guinea Pig went back to school…Stanford is training him how to be a business leader…I know…he’s really kind...
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possibly the best spinach salad
As good as your pita may be, occasionally your pita will grow stale. Once you’ve tasted this salad, you’ll make sure that occurs regularly! Pita, past its prime (which happens quite quickly) makes...
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butternut squash ravioli with toasted pecans & sage
Many of you are well-acquainted with the Italian gentleman whose handsome head pops up on many pages around this neighborhood. Always nattily dressed in dark suit and narrow tie, always raising his...
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don’t be turning your nose up so quick…kale salad
Kale is a Super-hero among vegetables, a phyto-chemical-antioxidant-rich green dragon, repairing DNA damage to cells, boosting immune systems, helping prevent macular degeneration, and even blocking...
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what? another take on hummus?
We have this favorite little Japanese maple out back. This past week, its finely pointed leaves began to wave then drop in sweet clusters of beet red. It was quite impossible to say no to the urge that...
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a soup to carry you through winter
What’s to like about winter? A low-slung sun. A bluer sky than blue. The last golden leaves to cling. Grass that crunches under foot. Children’s boots and mittens. Hot cocoa. The glow of candles near...
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just another ‘ordinary’ breakfast in India
Last fall I introduced you to my friend Amit who grew up in Delhi, India. (See a wonderful rice and beans dish of his mother’s, Rajmah, that I posted at the time.) Amit, a man who loves all things...
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green salad with blueberries, kiwi & goat cheese
For at least the next several weeks we have a three-part kitchen. The refrigerator is still where it belongs, but next week will be heading to the garage. Our prep space is on a long craft table set up...
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wednesday vegetables thursday
It was bound to happen. Set an intention, make an appointment, pledge a promise, cross your heart. But perhaps you’ve noticed – life isn’t always a respecter of such things…and really, why should it...
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green beans in summer
Keeping it simple, keeping it cool. Fresh, crisp green beans, lightly and barely cooked then chilled. Drizzled with walnut oil. Scattered with toasted walnuts and fresh thyme leaves. Sprinkled with...
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so what’s in a salad?
Fresh-air markets, booths and stalls stretching for blocks and blocks, wooden tables piled high with newly-picked fruits and vegetables. Luscious juice-sweet fruits, all round-body shapes and colors....
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