A photograph I posted recently on Instagram of an early Christmas celebration (I tend to rather extend any celebration I can) led to several messages regarding Christmas / Holiday menu ideas. As I said in the original post, the only thing I love more than...
The ajo blanco, aka white gazpacho, will live in infamy as the soup that saved us on that hot Wednesday night. ...
I want to share the recipe for an amazing flourless chocolate cake with you but I have no clever stories around which to weave a tale that ends in this cake. With our new kitchen nearly complete, I have been busy and creative inside but...
Eating healthfully is easier for me than it might be for a lot of people. I really like vegetables – I always have. I clearly remember my older sister making me an avocado + colby + alfalfa sprouts sandwich when I was 9 or so...
An English staple gets an infusion of southern style and substance....
Nick gave up sugar with the final stroke of midnight on December 31. He did not do this in a "Let's see how long I can last" kind of way but in a stubborn old, "Just not going to eat it anymore" kind of way. The...
Good things happen in threes, or so they say. Bad things happen in...
When I was six months pregnant with our first child, Teddy, Nick decided he wanted to go to New Zealand to train to become a ski instructor. Life was simpler then. We packed a couple of The North Face duffels and locked the door of our...
I like a good challenge but I also like retiring challenges with a swift “CHECK!” off of my bucket list. Running a marathon was like that. As I crossed the finish line I thought to myself, “I am never doing that sh*t again.” and promptly...
A rustic gathering place for mushrooms and courgettes....
A perfectly simple healing broth. For either side of the aisle....
