Food, Stories, Life
December of last year I was on a diet and pretty serious about it. I did a good job too. I sidestepped the Christmas cookies, I even skipped having a birthday cake. My resolve was impressive. Nothing could tempt me. Then I made this caramel corn with chocolate. There were… Read More
Sometimes summer gives you one last gift. Mine came in the shape of raspberries. The raspberries were grown by one of my favorite farmers, Billy Allsot. I was lucky to get to visit Billy’s farm, high up in the Okanogan Valley of Washington near the Canadian border, earlier this summer…. Read More
First I should admit, I’m a little obsessed with peaches and blackberries. They make up two thirds of my trinity of favorite fruits (the final being Meyer lemons), and they happen to come ripe at the same time. Along with a dollop of yogurt, they are my favorite summer breakfast…. Read More
We first saw the garden in early September. The blackberry vines that had grown over the neglected garden were dripping with fruit. Some of the largest, lushest berries I had ever seen. The house was vacant, no one was paying attention to the yard, and berries were dropping off the… Read More
I am going to confess something to you: I am not a comfortable hostess. I don’t think I’ve ever entertained guests in my own home without feeling stressed at some level. This stress runs the spectrum: from general nervousness, to sheer and utter terror. Mostly terror. This all goes back… Read More
Travel into the mountains and back in time with this memoir of life and tradition in rural Japan. Includes ten homestyle Japanese recipes
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