Full Gastronomic Tilt

Salad
Arugula, sliced strawberries, toasted walnuts, crumbled ricotta salata, Meyer lemon vinaigrette
Toasted baguette and olive oil
Entrée
Spaghetti carbonara
asparagus, peas, portobello mushroom, seared tuna
2009 Sauvignon Blanc, Cupcake Vineyards, NZ/CA
Dessert
Crepes
Meyer lemon curd, strawberries, powdered sugar, brown sugar, chocolate drizzle

Squash! Squash, squash, squash! Pumpkin, acorn, spaghetti, winter squash and kombucha! You can bake it, cook it, steam it, make it sweet or make it savory. Squash helps us survive the chilly fall and cold winter, reminding us that everything has a season (turn, turn, turn). And (surprise)…squash is healthy and packed with lots of [...]

Yes, superlative.
It peeves me when I see recipes labeled THE BEST because invariably I try them and…they aren’t THE BEST. Superlative sounds a little snooty, but I find it an easier descriptor to swallow than THE BEST. Damn good, mighty fine, scrumptious or amazing would also be acceptable. Anything but THE BEST.
So. Sometimes chocolate [...]

When I tumbled down into the rabbit hole of serious cooking and farmers markets and menu planning and seasonality and methodology and the history of food, I didn’t expect to feel any extremes, but I do. The joy felt in creating something, the pleasure in learning and the embarrassment at how little I do [...]