
White Peach and Lavender Jam
Sweet and floral, white peaches are an early summer delight. Just sitting in a bowl in the middle of a […]
Creativity in the kitchen and beyond
Sweet and floral, white peaches are an early summer delight. Just sitting in a bowl in the middle of a […]
Jam made with nectarines is a favorite around here. It’s summer in a jar just as is, although the addition […]
Grunts, slumps, buckles and fools are among the sweet wonders of my student life in New England. Back home, we […]
There’s Christmas in July or August in the southern hemisphere. Feasts that replicate our December fare in the land of […]
It’s hard to beat a simple, scrumptious pie made of just-picked sour cherries. There are only a few sweet dishes […]
“Muchos mangos,” read the sign at Whole Foods Market this week and last. Mountains of Mexican mangos, the yellow ataulfo […]
Bursting with sweet, sour, smoky and salty flavors, this salad is a riff on a delicious-sounding recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi […]
I am astounded by the fast food phenomenon of corn chips and salsa that has invaded our homes. My husband […]
I like playing with words as much as I like playing with food. So it struck a chord when Paper […]
Using a historical slang phrase that means the same thing as “the bee’s knees” (not sure I get that one), […]
It’s still mango madness at our local organic produce store where I went to search for end-of-season organic kumquats. Lovely […]
Our local organic produce market had a glut of ripe small yellow mangoes, which seemed like just the thing to […]
Late summer suppers draw from the wonderful farm produce that still abounds. Since this is Labor Day weekend here in […]
The most beautiful rosy apricots show up in our local farmers’ markets from time to time and put the mealy […]
I could not resist – for their beauty alone — the small yellow plums and dark violet Santa Rosa plums […]
Last month I posted a summer cake that I adapted for raspberries, cherries and blueberries. It had a buttermilk batter […]