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

I used to skip breakfast more mornings than not. An extra-strong cup of coffee would get me through to lunch, if in a jittery way. When I started listening to my body, I heard loud and clear that this was no longer acceptable.
Most days, breakfast is an english muffin, toasted and spread with Earth Balance [...]

This adventure in baking began with an innocent idea. Two friends wanting to send some homemade deliciousness to those they love scattered far and wide. Two decent bakers + everybody loves cookies = failproof. I mean, it’s just a few batches of cookies, right?
Ha! Little did we know…
One weekend, we gathered our baking arsenal [...]

It’s Friday. It’s Halloween weekend. I’m going to attempt making apple cider doughnuts this weekend. For now, it’s time for a bit of pop social psychology on the search terms leading people to this site. Maybe I’ll do this on a monthly basis. Maybe not. You know how well I stick to something.
“Where can I [...]

This began as me wanting to make the mother of all pizzas - roasted red peppers, swiss chard and smoked goat cheese. I got as far as making the pizza dough before my plans shifted, as they too often do. The dough went into the freezer and I promptly forgot about it.
During this past [...]

At first, back when I thought it was going to be a 10-day hiatus or so, I resolved not to mention my absence from the blogosphere. Then it stretched into a month, then two. Now it’s August. Right.
I’m here. It has been ungodly hot and I’ve been living off of raw vegetables, stone fruits, [...]

Good Monday morning!
I am still knee deep in papers and tests (two weeks to go!), but after missing last week it is a slippery slope. Food in brief must go on!
~ Funny: xkcd skewers Twitter and the mass hysteria building around swine flu.
~ After a successful trek to the Asheville City Market on [...]

Sometimes the best words are no words at all.
Enjoy.
Asheville City Market
9:30 AM
Saturday, April 25, 2009

Short Street Cakes
West Asheville
11:30 AM

Home
1:00 PM

A little something delicious to get you through hump day:

“Benny - toasted english muffin topped with two poached eggs, spinach, tomato, green pepper
and hollandaise sauce. Served with home fries, grits or fruit.”

Over Easy Cafe, I love you.
(picture courtesy of the lovely and talented Juliana Finch)

Even novice cooks know the high mistress of kitchen mastery: Julia Child. Many see her freewheeling encyclopedic knowledge as an inspiration for them to move beyond the basics of peel, chop, dice, blend and assemble.
I am not one of them.
Every time I see a recipe title in French I involuntarily curse, shuddering ever so slightly.
The [...]