I wish I had a nice glamor shot of the finished soup to show you. I wish I had more than just these images of of tomatoes ready to be roasted on baking pans, but that’s not the way it worked out. It was cold. And rainy. We were hungry and tired. We’d been shopping [...]
I’ve been on a tomato kick recently. It’s the end of summer (actually summer pretty much exited stage left the moment September came into view) and I’m trying to cram as many fresh tomatoes into our diet as I can. I first made this pie over a month ago, and while we loved it then, [...]
Yesterday, at the farmers market, I went to visit the pickle man, to try the pickled green beans and he said it was nice to finally talk to me because “he sees me there every day.” It’s true, I am there all the time. I love it, I don’t love the crowds in Union Square, [...]
Have you ever made clafouti? Clafouti is a French flan-like desert traditionally made with cherries, though you can toss all number of fruits into the custard. I first made one ages ago, when I was a teenager, from a recipe in Martha Stewart Living. I remember at the time being surprised at how quickly it [...]
I just finished moving and while I could complain about how much I hate moving, what a drag it is, how tired my feet are, and how much I really wish I were eating popcorn right now, I will instead show you pretty pictures of flowers. When I find an empty Tuesday I like to [...]