http://lemonsandanchovies.com Thu, 23 May 2013 15:05:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/stir-fried-noodles-with-kale-and-cabbage/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/stir-fried-noodles-with-kale-and-cabbage/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:10:52 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=16663   I mentioned on a recent post that my Kindle reader has been practically attached to my left hand for the last two weeks.  If not in my hand, it’s been conveniently in my bag, ready to be pulled out at the first break in activity.  I’ve loved books since I was a child and [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/stir-fried-noodles-with-kale-and-cabbage/feed/ 16 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/spaghetti-with-clams-and-mussels/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/spaghetti-with-clams-and-mussels/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 22:41:36 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=16555   The pendulum has been swinging between spring and summer in our neck of the woods.  With no air-conditioning in our half-century old house and temperatures rising last week, I had to pull our very old electric fan out of storage.  This is a fan from my husband’s childhood, a contemporary of our home.  Rather [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/05/spaghetti-with-clams-and-mussels/feed/ 19 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/asparagus-salmon-fried-rice/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/asparagus-salmon-fried-rice/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:23:30 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=16416   If you read one of my recent posts about wishing for a simpler life, these pictures would illustrate perfectly what I envision doing were I to drop everything and move to the rural coast.  It had been a couple of months since my last visit to Pescadero so I tagged along with my husband when [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/04/asparagus-salmon-fried-rice/feed/ 22 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/03/penne-with-chicken-and-pistachio-pesto/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/03/penne-with-chicken-and-pistachio-pesto/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:28:42 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=15681   What fun thing did you do this St. Patrick’s Day weekend?  Here in the Bay Area we were blessed with gorgeous weather.  Though I grew up in San Francisco (and have seen the view countless times) I still couldn’t help but smile as I drew closer to the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday, especially since [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/03/penne-with-chicken-and-pistachio-pesto/feed/ 17 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/02/stir-fried-eggplant-with-sambal-over-red-rice/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/02/stir-fried-eggplant-with-sambal-over-red-rice/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:45:58 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=15288   This is the kind of meal that I generally don’t even consider sharing here, not for its lack of merit but because I wonder if you would be interested in it at all.  But somehow when I do share a dish like this that takes mere minutes to put together, you seem to like [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/02/stir-fried-eggplant-with-sambal-over-red-rice/feed/ 25 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/02/noodles-with-peanut-lime-vinaigrette-and-a-visit-to-death-valley/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/02/noodles-with-peanut-lime-vinaigrette-and-a-visit-to-death-valley/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:16:54 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=15131   We’ve just returned from a quick trip to Death Valley National Park.  At 282 feet below sea level, the park has the distinction of having the lowest elevation on the continent and is also widely known for its extreme weather conditions, scorching in the summer with temperatures in the 120′s (F).  Most Americans stay [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/02/noodles-with-peanut-lime-vinaigrette-and-a-visit-to-death-valley/feed/ 31 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/dungeness-crab-pasta-with-wine-fried-meyer-lemon-slices-and-fried-capers/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/dungeness-crab-pasta-with-wine-fried-meyer-lemon-slices-and-fried-capers/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:47:45 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=14539   “You cooked all day.” This wasn’t exactly accurate but my husband wasn’t far from the truth either.  When he left for his two-hour bike ride Saturday morning I was in the kitchen kneading dough for pasta…again (I’m obsessed with fresh pasta these days).  He returned to find me still in the kitchen, this time [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/dungeness-crab-pasta-with-wine-fried-meyer-lemon-slices-and-fried-capers/feed/ 30 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/poached-cod-and-egg-over-rice/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/poached-cod-and-egg-over-rice/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:31:32 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=14411   I looked forward to a few things in anticipation of vacationing in Maui over the holidays:  to being away from the day-to-day grind, to spending quality time with my husband, to swimming and lounging on the beach and…. …to eating a Japanese breakfast. I must have mentioned the last thing to my husband several [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/poached-cod-and-egg-over-rice/feed/ 16 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/homemade-pasta-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-and-guanciale/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/homemade-pasta-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-and-guanciale/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:03:01 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=14246   As I sip the day’s first cup of tea from my little spot in the kitchen, I see the cake crumbs that I missed wiping off the table.  Rows of wine glasses are drying on the mat next to the sink.  The dish towels that should have done that job last night hang askew [...]]]> http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/homemade-pasta-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-and-guanciale/feed/ 16 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/pancit-bihon-stir-fried-rice-noodles/ http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/pancit-bihon-stir-fried-rice-noodles/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 03:58:24 +0000 lemonsandanchovies http://lemonsandanchovies.com/?p=14157 http://lemonsandanchovies.com/2013/01/pancit-bihon-stir-fried-rice-noodles/feed/ 15