Food, Photography and Bons Mots
Does your food smile? Superstar (and perfectionist) chef Yotam Ottolenghi has been known to empty shelves displaying food in his delis because of the smile factor (actually, the no smile factor). In Ottolenghi’s food world, you have to be able to taste the food before…
“Ever notice that Soup For One is eight aisles away from Party Mix?” —Elayne Boosler…
It is artichoke season–a truly wonderful development if, as I do, you enjoy artichokes. The artichoke, Cynara scolymus, originated, according to Greek legend, when Zeus grew bored with the women on Mt. Olympus and looked to earth for romance. Seeing Cynara, a Greek beauty, he…
Years ago, a friend from school went chasing his dreams and moved to Alicante, Spain. We travelled there to visit and the four of us spent long leisurely afternoons laughing a lot, eating paella and drinking lots of red wine. In the late…
My market had big bunches of asparagus today–beautiful, tender green stalks. Can it be Spring? My recipe was adapted from a recipe that appeared on the All Recipes site. The link to the original recipe appears at the end of this post. Recipe: Cashew Rice…
Involtini is an Italian culinary term for a small bit of food consisting of an outer layer wrapped around a filling. This Nigella Lawson recipe for eggplant involtini wrapped around a flavorful feta cheese filling appeared on the New York Times food page this…
I’ve been craving Indian food again. Usually those cravings begin at 12:01 a.m. on Monday mornings and end around midnight the following Sunday night. When we traveled in India, I joyously discovered a new world of cooking. Who knew that you could enjoy light and…
I’ve found some beautiful beets at the farmers’ market lately. Not everyone is on the beet bandwagon, however. From what I read, President Obama and Michelle Obama aren’t beet fans. They requested that beets not be included among the vegetables grown in their beautiful organic garden.…
The ancient Egyptians ate it. The Romans, too. Roman Emperor Augustus even coined a catchy phrase: “as quick as boiled asparagus!” to describe a quick action. (Apparently, those Romans really knew how to kid around, although “as quick as boiled asparagus” sounds…
Here is a wonderful cream of tomato soup. I’m pretty picky about what I serve to guests and I would serve this soup at a dinner party without hesitation. Absent distracting spices, the flavor of the tomatoes is pure and intense and the fresh…
