Food, Photography and Bon Mots
Do you still experience childhood food nightmares? Me, too. For me, the nightmare always begins with me prying open my battered metal lunch box. (Cue in the music from Jaws: Jaws.) On the worst days, there would be a processed cheese sandwich with gloppy…
Stare into this swirling spiral vortex. That and a good hot cup of chamomile tea will make you very sleepy. I love this bundt cake pan. It is a Nordic Ware pan from their Heritage Collection. I bought mine on Amazon here. (Full disclosure: Jeff Bezos…
Happy summer! Too hot to spend much time at the stove? These Thai Corn Fritters may be just what you need. A short cook on the griddle and you have a tasty appetizer, entree or side. (OK. I’ll fess up. I eat these for breakfast,…
With apologies to George and Ira Gershwin: You say grits, I say polenta. Somehow making polenta made me think of the Gershwins’ classic “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off”– people squabbling about inconsequential differences. (If you are not familiar with the depression-era song, here is…
This is a very good vinaigrette. Glorious, in fact. The hot new chef, Samin Nosrat, featured this salad dressing recipe in a recent New York Times Magazine food piece titled “Best Green Salad in the World.” That kind of high praise made me think this…
Made this. Loved it. But why cook with alcohol? According to Harold McGee in On Food and Cooking, alcohol bonds with the fat and water molecules in your food and carries flavor and aroma. In other words, in a creamy tomato sauce like the one…
How do you define elegance? Audrey Hepburn? That exquisite little black dress at Nordstrom’s? Dinner at The French Laundry? Camilla Parker Bowles? (OK. Just kidding about that last one.) It may be time to revisit your definition and add this delightful cookie to…
a happy holiday, the best new year, and a little chocolate cake. Chocolate Macaroon Cake Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar IngredientsFor the cake1 C. virgin coconut oil (melted, cooled– plus more for the pan)1/4 C. unsweetened cocoa…
JOIN ME FOR THE WAVE! IT’S STONE FRUIT SEASON, PEOPLE! In my mind, it doesn’t get better than stone fruit season–ripe as it is with the promise of baking and aromas and pleasurable eating, but, alas,…
I was out of vodka. For years I’ve relied upon my neighbors to loan me a little of this and a little of that–a couple eggs or a cup of milk. But…it is an entirely different thing to call a neighbor and ask…
