Breast is Best

Okay, I just read something that got me het up enough to get political in my food blog again. It is about the conflicting messages that nursing mothers are given when it comes to feeding their babies. I got up this morning early to send a fax to my mother, and so, while the fax […]

Cookbooks!

A small portion of my cookbook library, including most of the Asian cookbooks. And so, Steph over at Da*xiang tapped me with this meme about cookbooks that seems to be floating about the food blogosphere, and like the good sport that I am, I decided to answer the questions, and in fact, even post a […]

Sweet Seasonal Shoots

Best simply dressed: asparagus with a bit of butter, lemon juice, lemon zest and pepper is a seasonal treat. Speaking of eating locally and in season, let’s talk about asparagus. It is one of those foods that, when it is in season, I will gorge on. I am the same way with strawberries (as if […]

An Embarrassment of Riches and a Richness of Embarrassment

The bounty from today’s excursion at the Athens Farmer’s Market. Clockwise from the bottom left: pencil-thin asparagus, baby Japanese turnips, smoked bacon, scallions, a locally grown hydroponic tomato, hardneck garlic, chicken breasts, basil, cilantro and fragrant strawberries, just picked this morning on a farm next to the Hocking River. I have returned, again. No, I […]

Dumpling Duds

From far away, they don’t look too bad. But they still were not right. I discovered something night before last. When you have a fever, you really shouldn’t try out a new recipe, especially one that requires numeric memory and nimble fingers. Yes, I have the flu, but I decided that even though I had […]

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