My adventure cooking began slowly that spring, although the blog didn’t take shape until over a year later. Those early months are documented by poorly lit photos, unaccompanied by any snarky commentary. At the time we needed excitement and pizazz, hence all the international and often obscure meals that showed up on my social media feeds. But in between those exotic moments was a deep desire for comfort food – a meatloaf, some buttery mashed potatoes, a roast chicken, and of course, macaroni & cheese.
Tag Archives: pandemic cooking
I’ll have what she’s having…
…COVID and the curse of frisky taste buds. For a couple of years I’ve been experimenting in my little kitchen with what home-cooked food could be, even with unforeseen restrictions and limited resources. But really all meals should be heavenly, nutritious, and fresh – I mean everything from elemental servings and small snacks to ceremoniousContinue reading “I’ll have what she’s having…”
the little things…
…what I found & kept during the pandemic. Did everyone simply forget that the world nearly shut down in 2020? Well I didn’t. We don’t seem to talk about it anymore, which is perhaps a self-preservation response to a really awful couple of years. Global health crisis and political upheaval notwithstanding, the ability to “moveContinue reading “the little things…”
Virginia Woolf had something to say about salmon…
…so guess what I made? “It is part of the novelist’s convention not to mention soup and salmon and ducklings, as if soup and salmon and ducklings were of no importance whatsoever, as if nobody ever smoked a cigar or drank a glass of wine. Here, however, I shall take the liberty to defy thatContinue reading “Virginia Woolf had something to say about salmon…”
a leg of lamb, a pound of shrimp & a bunch of kale…
…not in that order and definitely not together. Over the last couple of weeks I made three meals that really stood out, each one for particular but elusive reasons. That disconnect has kept me from synthesizing a coherent, clever theme for this post, which has been sitting in drafts since last Friday. All three wereContinue reading “a leg of lamb, a pound of shrimp & a bunch of kale…”
everything is perfectly normal…
…um, no it’s not – not even close. Sunday night nearly ended with another dinner disaster due in part to my own ambition and in part to the limitations thereof. Basically, the lazy perfectionist strikes again. I took the báhn cuốn bait set out by my NYT Cooking newsletter and everything was peachy until theContinue reading “everything is perfectly normal…”
6 months & 40 posts…
Having made this super-capsicum connection, I tethered myself to my mystery peppers and suddenly, the rest of the week was fragrant with wicked unpredictability.
everybody needs a cooking kitty…
My trick to combat loneliness was turning my kitchen into a miniature social network with a conscripted feline audience, a soundtrack of melodic voices and a collection of inanimate “friends” complete with names and personalities.
about that Sunday sauce…
No secret, I unabashedly adore Italian cuisine – I can’t wait to eat my way through to Italy again one day. Also, I have already pre-planned my earthly exit to include a week-long rager of olive oil, garlic, cheese and pasta. Wine will be served.
a quick note about Venice…
…and those Afghani dumplings I love. On May 1st Searching for Italy, with my boyfriend Stanley Tucci, returned to television to explore the culinary delights of Venice. Tucked between the traditional cuttlefish risotto and duck ragout were a few unconventional surprises. However, what I found most fascinating was his observation that Italians mostly eat ItalianContinue reading “a quick note about Venice…”
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