On busy weeknights when I want dinner on the table in less than half an hour, vegetable stir-fries become the default meal. Brussels sprouts, broccoli, eggplants and asparagus are the usual choices but I've added a new vegetable to rotation recently--string beans (also known as Chinese long ... Read More
Noodles with Peanut-Lime Vinaigrette (and a Visit to Death Valley)
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 ... Read More
Thai-Style Baked Turkey Patties with Cabbage Slaw
It was a weekend of heavy dinners for me. I seem to have made up for the (self-imposed) absence of beef in my diet at home by having steak with my girlfriends Friday night and a burger with other friends Saturday night. By the time Sunday rolled around I was ready for something a little ... Read More
Roasted Chicken Breasts with White Beans and Spinach
When my husband and I escaped to Napa Valley one weekend in December one of the more memorable dishes, surprisingly, was a wood oven roasted chicken served with cannellini beans. How boring, you might say, and I would tend to agree. I always consider the obligatory chicken dish on ... Read More
Braised Pork Belly
This season of healthy eating lasted, oh, about 5 minutes? I finally got around to buying a slab of pork belly (I've eaten it but have never cooked with it) so I could roast it and make some pork buns Momofuku-style. There's a noodle shop in Maui that serves them (in fact, a lot of their ... Read More
Homemade Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Guanciale
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 on the bar stools that doubled as ... Read More
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