I love Pasta Carbonara. It is the dish I inevitably gravitate towards every time I am in Rome. In theory it’s simple: peas and pancetta and pasta with a light egg sauce and cheese. Not so. True carbonara requires a delicate balance of heat and time and whisking and tossing…
Persimmons became my food obsession last year. If you don’t believe me, just check out THIS recipe (or THIS one for that matter). This year, I couldn’t resist adding to my little collection. Most people fall into 3 Persimmon categories: Those that have no IDEA what a persimmon is and…
It’s here. The season where we all collectively don sweaters and sip soup. Also known as the season when my body is convinced that I should be hibernating rather than being productive. I love sweaters and soup, but it means that I need a strong incentive to climb out of…
I’ve said time and time again that I am not a baker. I have the hardest time sticking to a recipe and precision is a foreign concept to me when it comes to measuring things out. I do better with desserts that you can’t screw up if you really try…
I love a good idiom. And the word pie seems to creep into our social interaction on a regular basis: “Pie in the Sky” “Eat Humble Pie” “To Have Your Fingers in Too Many Pies” And Apple Pie even has its own sayings: “Motherhood & Apple Pie” or try “In…
This week is all about Thanksgiving. And, as I already shared my pumpkin pie secrets, I am going to share another secret, albeit not my own. Sweet potatoes are a given at Thanksgiving whether you like them or not. I’ll be honest, I was a picky eater as a kid,…
‘Tis pumpkin season. Thanksgiving is moving our way, and one of the only things I feel like I make well for Thanksgiving, is pumpkin pie. I actually made my first pumpkin pie when I was living in Russia way back when. Some friends and I decided we were going to…
Persimmons are my food crush this fall. They are taking the place in my heart that I usually reserve for heirloom tomatoes and fresh artichokes. This week is all about the persimmon: Persimmon, Pear & Fennel Salad with Fried Sage Persimmon Tapanade with Marcona Almonds And later this week a…
Now that we are embedded solidly in Autumn aka Comfort Food Season, my body is starting to tell me that I need to stay in bed later and go to bed earlier. It is also telling me that with all the hearty foods I’ve been enjoying I should most decidedly…