Lemons + Anchovies

Chicken & Mushroom Empanadas {Baked}

  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 ... Read More

Spaghetti with Clams and Mussels

  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 ... Read More

Artichoke, Cheddar, Chipotle Spread

  Nature called during the night sometime last week.  It's not surprising considering I usually drink a full glass of milk or seltzer water before bed, you know, to wash down that little piece (or two) of chocolate that I just have to have .  I got up, reluctant to hit the pause button on ... Read More

Parmesan Bruschetta with Mushroom Ragú

  24 hours seems like a lot of time but as soon as the demands of the day come knocking, they start to feel like minutes.  I'm sure your to-do list is as long as mine; you might even have several divided by category like I do.  I keep separate lists for work, for home, for cooking and for the ... Read More

Baby Artichoke & Chicken Sausage Pizza

  As promised on my last post, I'm sharing the first of a few recipes inspired by our visit to Pescadero last week.  Besides enjoying the marsh and the beach that day, one other highlight of the visit was being able to take home some local food and produce.  When I picked up lunch at Norm's ... Read More

Asparagus-Salmon Fried Rice (and Pescadero, CA)

  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 ... Read More

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