I took some time off cooking and blogging last week. I didn’t take a complete hiatus–between leisurely activities I cooked a dish or two. I spent the day on the coast again last Thursday so I returned home with two bags of baby artichokes which lasted all of two days. I have shared two [...]
This is a far cry from the recipe I used for years. I was so picky, you see. My hummus had to have just the right amount of tahini paste–too much or too little, it wouldn’t be good enough for me. I was also somewhat of a hummus purist. For me, there was no [...]
There was a time when a small section of my kitchen wall, about 4 ft x 1.5 ft, was decorated with mementos of our movie dates. Because my husband and I are incapable of remembering 90% of the movies we’ve seen, even minutes after walking out of the theater, we decided that taping the [...]
If you’ve been coming here for a while you might have noticed that I have a thing for homemade crackers. It hardly seems worth the trouble to make them when there are countless very good store-bought options. The best ones command a premium price and they’re a nice treat but at the speed my [...]
My neck of the woods is abuzz with anticipation of Super Bowl Sunday–loyal fans eager to see their 49ers play (win?) in just a couple of days. I haven’t followed football much since leaving home in my early 20s but I am every bit a fan (my family would disown me otherwise). I may [...]
