Recipes

Brussels Sprouts Bacon Juniper

Brussels Sprouts With Bacon And Juniper Berries

We recently sorted out that we’re hosting Thanksgiving this year. Nothing big, just some friends over for a small gathering,...

upside down pear cake

Upside-Down Pear Cake and Second Chances

Maybe it was because I felt like jumping ahead into fall when I picked up a couple pounds of Clapp...

Summer-Greek Style Pasta

Summer Greek-Style Pasta With Fresh Tomatoes, Feta, and Dill

On Saturday, when the sky was all kinds of bruised, I hurried to the Meatpacking District to attend a fashion...

CHOCOLATE COFFEE BUNDT CAKE

Chocolate Coffee Bundt Cake

What kind of cake do you bake for a friend who doesn’t like cake? Or dessert for that matter? She’s...

apricot raspberry galette

Apricot Raspberry Galette, Or Look What I Made!

Under Elisabeth Prueitt’s tutelage, I feel invincible. She’s the co-founder of Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, head pastry chef, and, purveyor of...

Buck wheat Crepes

Buckwheat Crepes, Two Ways

The smell of buckwheat flour is anything but sweet. It’s pungent, it’s herbal, it’s almost medicinal. And it tastes grassy....

lambs quarters frittata

Lamb’s Quarters Frittata, Or Spinach’s Hillbilly Cousin

First, a confession: this frittata was merely a convenient way for me to consume my latest discovery, lamb’s quarters. I...

Raspberry Jam

Raspberry Jam, Without A Recipe

I admit I don’t have a real recipe today. Because I didn’t exactly have any directions to follow, just some...

pistachio ice cream

Pistachio Ice Cream, Or to What Depths I Would Stoop

In a past life, and by that I mean at my last job, I worked with a woman, let’s call...

Rocky Road Ice Cream

Rocky Road Ice Cream, Or the End of The Line

Hi guys, quick post today. I wasn’t originally planning on sharing this latest ice cream concoction, but goddamn it’s good!...

ginger ice cream

Ginger Ice Cream, And Lately I’ve Been Loving…

Another ice cream recipe… I’m on a roll! Now on to the recipe. Imagine the coolness of ginger in ice...

Pasta Puttanesca_DS3

Pasta Puttanesca, And Design Sponge

Hi folks, I’m excited to announce that I’m over on Design Sponge today, serving up some pasta puttanesca! While some may contend...