Tomatoes provençale, a simple dish that highlights the bounty of late summer gardens with its emphasis on fresh tomatoes, finds its way to our table almost daily in August when we Read More →
welcoming the first frost: spiced lentil soup with roasted heirloom tomatoes
August 14, 2011 | by | 8 Comments
The other morning I woke to the thin sheen of the season’s first frost glazing the leaves of my kitchen herbs which grow in mismatched, hand-me-down pots and buckets Read More →
a recipe: staititai [ancient greek sesame & honey pizza]
October 17, 2010 | by | 2 Comments
Staititai, sweet, tart and perfumed by sweet bay and fragrant olive oil, is, perhaps, the ancient grandfather of modern day pizzas. Soured spelt dough is first fried Read More →
A Recipe: Preserved Lemon & Mint Allioli
June 8, 2010 | by | 18 Comments
Allioli. Allioli. Allioli. I love how the vowels and lulling Ls roll off the tongue - softly and whimsically - almost like a child's nonsense word. all-ee-oh-lee. It's a Read More →
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