Food, Photography and Bon Mots
Need a tamale fix for New Year’s Eve? Why order out? These homemade tamales rock. Too hard? If Sarah and I could make them at home, it can be done. Here is a holiday (or any day) recipe for tamales. This recipe is from Blue…
You’ve got to give it to those wild and crazy Gauls of yore. Apparently, party games didn’t get a lot more classy than throwing chickpeas into a crowd and watching people dive to catch them. Hilarious! Right? (On the other hand, maybe that was fun…
I’ve always enjoyed the Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald take on the Gershwin tune “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” particularly the riff on “you say potato and I say poTATo.” (Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off) I was reminded of that thin bit…
The leaves are turning. The mornings are crisp and cold. It’s autumn—bean weather. Need some music to get you in that autumn state of mind? Put on a warm sweater, grab a steaming cup of Darjeeling tea (stirred with a cinnamon stick, of course)…
There have been too many to count. One was sweet and sultry and oh-so-smooth. Another was decidedly rough at the edges–kinda took my breath away. Then there was–<yawn>– the steady and reliable one. And on and on…and on. (<Blush>) Now– it’s a…
Musaqa’a. Musaqa’a is a Palestinian eggplant, chickpea and tomato bake with inspired spicing–somewhat reminiscent of Greek moussaka. The recipe I’m using here is adapted from Chef Sami Tamimi’s and Irish food writer Tara Wigley’s new cookbook, Falastin. The recipes are Tamimi’s and the writing is…
“I’d much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size zero.” —Sophia Loren I’m with Sophia. Why not start your pasta…
This, quite deservedly, is King Arthur Flour’s recipe of the year. It is a wonderful puffy deep-dish pizza you can make in your cast-iron skillet. Easy-peasy, by the way. Here is the recipe. It’s a pizza! Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My…
When the going gets tough, there is nothing more comforting than a quiet table, a mellow glass of Malbec, an ooey-gooey plate of lasagna and the soft snoring sounds of a sweet pup snoozing nearby. That kind of comfort is just what I’ve desperately…
For Julia Child it was Coq Au Vin. Marcella Hazan’s tour de force was her amazing Tomato Sauce. Chez Panisse’s Alice Waters rocked the culinary world with her Baked Goat Cheese With Baby Lettuces. “A signature dish is a recipe that identifies an individual chef…
