August 19, 2021On lazy evenings, when dinner is only an afterthought, my parents like to steam eggplant until it’s soft. Until it…
August 19, 2021Remember how I said that I’d rekindled my love for eggplant? Well, part of that was helped along by some amazing…
August 19, 2021Last week, Chris’s dad, a fanatical triathlete, was competing in the bike portion of a competition in Santa Barbara when…
August 19, 2021When Chris got back from California, I found myself seriously craving meat. After all, for the past week, I’d basically subsisted…
August 19, 2021You know that scene in Julie & Julia when Julie has a meltdown because of aspic? Ha, that was me yesterday, and…
August 19, 2021Can I tell you my favorite way of eating tomatoes? Actually, let me qualify that question, because I think we…
August 19, 2021Summer absconded in the night. And it’s now officially autumn. I know it’s official because I can bear wearing long…
August 19, 2021Though my sister and I were never picky eaters, my mom had to apply her persuasion skills every now and…- August 18, 2021Chris and I were out of town for the last few days, on a self-prescribed break, our first since we…
- August 18, 2021Few foods are as personal to me as dumplings, nor as satisfying. A few scenes in my life where this…
