No one wants to cook for a chef. Unless it’s another chef. Because we understand that (a) no one wants to cook for us (b) what we really want to eat is a really well-made omlette and (c) we like to impress each other with our well made omlettes. During my 2nd quarter at culinary … [Read more...] about Feed a Chef Month
The reclining Buddha and our lost dog
My entire life, I’ve wanted a dog. When I was about nine, my 19-year-old sister surprised me with a pale Labrador puppy. We’d recently moved away from the farm where I’d grown up , and all of my brothers and sisters were away at college. “He’ll keep you company,” she said. She … [Read more...] about The reclining Buddha and our lost dog
Cheatin’ Cheese Sauce
If you fall off the diet wagon get jump back on agin. But... having fallen so spectacularly off the diet wagon, why not wallow. A good wallow, back in the grass, feet in the air, maybe a snort or two. Why not make macaroni and cheese? Climb back up into the diet wagon … [Read more...] about Cheatin’ Cheese Sauce
Taxes and nostalgia
I'm sitting at my kitchen table today, sifting through strewn credit card statements and dog-eared receipts attempting to reassemble our life in 2008. I'm surprisingly nostalgic. Ah, that dinner at Le Trois Cochons in Paris, that great lunch with mom in Sarasota. Some shocking … [Read more...] about Taxes and nostalgia
Recipe: Olive-marinated lamb with white beans
This is my favorite from The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry. In the book, it's listed by its French name, Agneau grillé mariné aux olives, artichauts et tomates. High quality olives make all the difference in this dish, so don’t skimp. Go to a deli and get a glistening … [Read more...] about Recipe: Olive-marinated lamb with white beans
