THANKSGIVING. WHAT ELSE?
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN AND YOU’RE PROBABLY SATED, NOT YET WITH TURKEY AND ALL THE FIXINGS, BUT THANKSGIVING RECIPES; BOMBARDED IN YOUR NEWSPAPER OF CHOICE, FOOD MAGAZINES, AND [Read More]
SZ RANCH’S INCREDIBLE, EDIBLE EGGS
WE ALL HAVE OUR FARMERS’ MARKET FAVORITES. FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS I’VE BEEN BUYING ORANGES FROM VICKY AT BERNARD RANCHES; POTATOES AND MELONS FROM WEISER FARMS; TOMATOES [Read More]
UMBRIA, 2024
IN 1220, FRANCIS OF ASSISI WAS LIVING IN GUBBIO, WHEN A WOLF TERRORIZED THE TOWN, ATTACKING LIVESTOCK, THEN PEOPLE. NO ONE COULD KILL HIM (HER?). THE GUBBIANS [Read More]
VACUUM SEALER
I HAVE A SEPARATE FREEZER WHERE I STORE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, HOME-MADE STOCK, FRESH TOMATO PURÉE, DUCK BREASTS, AND FROZEN MEAT. BUT I’M FORGETFUL AND WAS LOSING SOME [Read More]
THANKSGIVING
IN PAST YEARS FOR THANKSGIVING, I’VE COME IN ON A LOCAL; THAT IS, I POST MY RECIPES FOR THIS ULTIMATE FOOD-CENTRIC HOLIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, WHICH, WHEN YOU COME TO [Read More]
LONDON, PARIS, AMSTERDAM 2023
LONDON, PARIS AMSTERDAM 2023 IN 1982, WE WENT TO FLORENCE AND PARIS. FOR OUR TWO-WEEK STAY IN PARIS WE’D RESERVED LUNCHES AND DINNERS AT, AMONG OTHERS, TAILLEVENT AND [Read More]
WHAT WE COOKED AND ATE IN MAINE
APOLOGIES FOR MY LONG ABSENCE, BUT WE WERE IN MAINE, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN GOING EVERY SUMMER FOR 35 YEARS STAYING WITH LYNN’S FRIEND LIZ WHOM SHE FIRST [Read More]
KALI
KALI Maybe because it’s Spring, restaurants are popping up all over. And they all seem to be doing great business. Trolling for dinner on a Friday night all [Read More]
ARBAT
ARBAT IS AN ARMENIAN GROCERY STORE ON THE CORNER OF ALEXANDRIA AND HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, ALTHOUGH “GROCERY STORE” IS A MISNOMER BECAUSE ARBAT PACKS A SUPERMARKET’S-WORTH OF PRODUCE, CHEESES, [Read More]
CHINESE-STYLE STIR-FRIED PORK
SIX MONTHS AGO I BOUGHT A WOK, A REAL CARBON STEEL FLAT-BOTTOMED WOK WITH A WOODEN HANDLE. AS MUCH AS I LOVE CHINESE FOOD, I’VE ALWAYS BEEN TIMID [Read More]
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