In this modern day and age, one where we can buy everything online, including our groceries, and it’s possible to never have to actually speak to another person again (that’s what email and IMing is for!), I think it’s very easy to idealize an agrarian lifestyle. Or at least I do. I dream of waking […]

Quail eggs are sweet, some might even say darling, in the same way that a petits-four or a mini tartlette is. But they can also be quite expensive. Usually I cruise by them at the market, thinking longingly of making diminutive hard-boiled eggs, topped with dollops of cool, black caviar. But each time I pick […]

So it’s almost Easter. And what does a Jewish girl do around this springy time of year? She writes a post about eggs, the secular symbol of the holiday. (Alright, I could write a post about braised bunny, but how attractive of a picture is that?) I should say that hard- boiled eggs and I […]

I know that I have written about the beloved pancake many times here before. There was the banana pancake, a chubby cake with creamy banana slices cooked in the batter. Then there was the corn pancake of June 2005, which was really just an excuse to sprinkle pancetta over something with abandon. And finally, there […]

All the leaves have tumbled off of the trees. I can see billows of moist, white breath cascading from my mouth and floating into the chilly atmosphere. Yesterday a little boy scampered by me, down the street, so bundled up he could hardly bring his arms to rest at his sides. And it snowed Wednesday […]

Behold, the beautiful quince. Feel the weight in the palm of your hand, the smooth, cool skin protecting the firm flesh…and that lovely fragrance. A scent that is intoxicating, perfumey, deeply musky, the scent of apple and pear, that is if those two fruits went on some tropical holiday, vacationing somewhere warm. The bouquet is […]

It is true, in my past, leftovers were not my friends. I just was particular about what foods I would consume day in, day out. Eating for lunch the same items that I had prepared for dinner the night before was a less-than-attractive proposition. So, I would pile all of my leftovers onto Brian, and […]

This post is originally from Jan. 30, 2006. In the winter I find this granola, packed with dried fruit, and flaked coconut, particularly sunny. There is quite a bit of lore surrounding granola, and I’m not exactly sure why. I do not chug shots of wheatgrass juice before delving into a cup overflowing with fruits […]

Brian eats yogurt every day for breakfast. Every. Day. He says that it’s the only food that truly fills him up in the morning. My good little, nutritiously minded husband, opening up some berry flavored yogurt each morning before he heads out to work. Me, I’m more particular (surprise, surprise!). The wholesome nature, the sustenance […]

Most of the time I am a thin pancake girl. Almost crispy around the edges, eggy and delightful in the center, and cooked all the way through, yes, when it comes to pancakes I definitely play favorites. Growing up my mom would make delicious, silver dollar, banana pancakes. All of the ingredients were whirred around […]