The oak trees in our yard are quickly shedding their leaves to prepare for the coming winter. In contrast, Pilot, my normally petite cat is just a bit bigger as he's now holding on to his fur (and hopefully appears more formidable in the eyes of the field mice). The resident Great Horned ... Read More
Banana Turnovers and My New Favorite Pastry Cream
With Thanksgiving just around the corner my mind is on food more than usual. For the last 10 years, my husband and I have happily played host during the holiday. I would be in charge of the turkey, traditional sides and a dessert or two while my family would take care of the rest. Each ... Read More
Stir-Fried Eggplant, Mushrooms and Tomatoes
This healthy, flavorful dish is completely unlike all the rich foods I've indulged in all week. It's as if a switch turned on inside me, sparking an insatiable hunger for only rich, heavy foods. In short, I've been an eating machine. I made a large batch of chicken adobo earlier this ... Read More
Rosemary-Parmesan Crackers
As I type, there is a quintet of kitchen pots doing double duty as drip catchers in my family room. I wouldn't mind so much a drip...drip...drip, a slow harmony but last night's rain has produced a fast, furious drum beat, a constant downpour in my home. My husband has just discovered that the ... Read More
Slow-Cooked Heirloom Beans
With responsibilities to cook for my own family now (even if it is only a two-member household), I can better sympathize with my mother's occasional pleas to help her put together a weekly menu when I was growing up. I remember her stating sometimes that she didn't know what to cook ... Read More
Fresh Fig Galette
This is the fig galette that I had planned to serve to friends recently. But time being scarce that day, I made these stuffed figs instead, a tasty answer to my call for a shortcut dessert. Not having grown up eating fresh figs, I am still discovering all that this ancient fruit has to ... Read More
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