After all the years I’ve spent experimenting with recipes I feel I’ve got a decent grasp of which flavors work together, but tend to be a traditionalist — especially in the savory department. Cilantro goes with onion, tomatoes, spicy peppers, and citrus. Basil goes with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and olive oil. Bell peppers go with [...]
April 2011
I like bananas when they’ve just yellow but tinged with the faintest color of green on the ridges that run their length. No spots, firm, and crisp sounding when I pop the top and pull that first piece of peeling away from the fruit. If bananas could stay like this for days, I’d enjoy one [...]
I am obsessively reflective. I could suggest this is an excellent trait that has only good effect on all outcomes, and it can much of the time, but it often leaves me with many new ideas instead of one completed task. It’s annoying. I begin to think about those new ideas, jot notes on stickies [...]
Monday has become my favorite day of the week. My husband will tell you it’s because he’s gone back to work leaving me to my quiet house and accompanying quiet life, but I’d say it has more to do with looking forward to all that a new week brings. For us, this particular week marks [...]
It’s a challenge to avoid the huge artichokes in the markets right now. Maybe not at your market, but mine has them planted right in front of the entrance, so you can’t miss them. It’s sort of an in-your-face-buy-me display that changes depending on any number of factors that I won’t go on about right [...]
