Northpork
Maine
My recent visit to Maine was a patchwork of memories and a blossoming of experiences to add to them. I moved there two minutes before my son was born, nearly…
Truth in a Tomato
What a week. My eldest, Joseph, was home briefly to accompany my youngest, Fiona, to college. There was packing, unpacking, parties, hellos, goodbyes, car trips and ocean swims. Amidst it…
The Best Vinaigrette
French vinaigrette. It's a liquid poem you pour over freshly harvested greens, which in turn becomes the best dish you ever ate. Like any French person, I eat a…
Dreaming of Tuscany
We're having our first grey, drippy autumn day. It's warm - close to 60F/15.5C but it's dismal. So naturally I'm dreaming of Tuscany, where I spent three weeks this summer.…
The Season’s Silver Lining
We had a halcyon moment last week, given the deluges of the weeks before and the grey skies and intermittent torrential rains of this week (I’m looking out the…
Dueling skewers, Diablo, with Chris
California, There I Was
From La Jolla to Del Mar, San Francisco to Diablo, Napa to Roseville, California was such an amazing venu, with such amazing hosts. Thank you all! and finally, a moment of…
Finishing Up the Perfect Salad
Now you've washed the lettuce and made the Classic Vinaigrette. All that's left is tossing the lettuce leaves, and this video shows you how to do it perfectly. You think…
Winter salad, spring egg
End of Winter Salad
It really does seem to be the end of winter. I can tell this by the sun in the bright blue sky, the temperature hitting 55F by noon, a certain…
Making Classic Vinaigrette Video
Just published on youtube and vimeo....soon there will be others! Bon Appetit!
Baptist the farmer, every happy!
Spring Buying Tips at the Farmers Market
A walk through the farmers’ market, particularly now when the season is changing and we’re suddenly offered a whole, new array of produce, is magic. It’s one thing to be…