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Breakfast for Dinner 23 Mar 2013 | 06:44 am
A mysterious package arrived in the mail a few weeks ago. Heavy, padded, square and solid. I open the package, and voila! A cookbook! Not just any cookbook, but one that arrives just in time to save m...
Twice-Cooked Pork Tenderloin 28 Jan 2013 | 10:08 am
Nights have been busy here. Dishes have been piling up. Laundry strewn on the floor and I am very tired. About a year ago, in a moment of madness, I decided to undertake a challenge to sit for a finan...
Braised Napa Cabbage in Cream Sauce 11 Jan 2013 | 08:53 am
It's only been 10 days but has everyone stuck to their New Year's resolution to eat healthier and stay fit? No other time than now are gyms flooded with folks hyper-motivated to meet goals built out c...
Salmon with Brown Sugar and Mustard Glaze 28 Dec 2012 | 03:54 am
Did everyone have a nice Christmas? This one was a very special one for me as it was the first one I got to spend with my mother since moving out to the east coast. Between pastries, cheeses and grand...
Apple Cider Stuffed Pork Loin and A Visit to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA 19 Dec 2012 | 09:05 am
Visions of Christmas dinner have descended on my table and included are roasts of many kinds - prime rib, goose, duck and turkey. I have a wee less than a week to decide but one of those contenders al...
San Francisco 3 Dec 2012 | 08:34 am
One holiday down and another one to go. December has always been an interesting month to me. It's about the time when things wind down, we tie loose ends before the year concludes and oh yes, that big...
Momofuku Roasted Brussels Sprouts and a Weekend in New York 12 Nov 2012 | 08:45 am
Last week Walmart politely gave everyone a heads up that Black Friday will be starting at 8pm Thanksgiving evening. How rude! The memo was like waking up to an alarm clock at 3am, making me aware that...
Morrocan Spiced Spaghetti Squash 31 Oct 2012 | 06:27 am
There are a handful of squash that I love - butternut, kabocha, red kuri and sugar pumpkin - and then there is everything else. Varieties such as acorn squash or delicata or spaghetti squash that I ha...
Hog Island Oyster Point Reyes, CA 21 Oct 2012 | 08:39 am
Because the Blue Angels were in town, because there was a blue grass concert, because the America's Cup was racing, because I wanted to see with friends, because the fog rolled in ... Alex and I hoppe...
Roasted Squash with Brown Butter and Sage 15 Oct 2012 | 08:15 am
Crisp breezes, apple cider and wool sweaters, autumn has finally arrived! October is my favorite month, it's when the final harvest is made of apples and myriad squash, it's when we all huddle a bit c...
