What Is Simple Food?

My thoughts began as I was scrubbing fingerling potatoes last night, in preparation to simmer them. As I gently scrubbed each thin-skinned little tuber individually, I found myself reflecting upon the idea of simple food. I realized that I didn’t really know what the words, “simple food” meant. Well, I knew what they meant -to […]

Coming Home To Eat: Cooking For Myself and My Family

As most readers are aware, we were away for most of last week, visiting Washington DC. We went primarily to view the exhibition of the works of Hokusai at the Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian, but we also ended up wandering around to many of the other museums, including the new Museum of the American […]

Key Lime Pie is Not Green

Unless, of course, you are one of those infidels who puts green food coloring in it. In which case, I am not speaking to you. Key lime pie is properly a rich, creamy yellow, from the egg yolks that enrich the citrus-kissed custard that makes up the filling. I did not grow up eating key […]

Pollo ala Plancha

Ever since I did the Baker’s Dozen Cookbooks post, I have been craving Cuban food. Since there is a distinct dearth of Cuban restaurants in Athens, Ohio, it fell to me to get in that kitchen and make myself some beans, rice, plantains and other soul-stirring comfort foods. That big box of Meyer lemons determined […]

Meyer Lemon and Ginger Pie

One of the best things about having a food blog is the people you meet. People like the nice lady in California who read the post I wrote about Meyer lemons last year, and commented that if I wanted to pay for the shipping, she would pack me up a box of her Meyers from […]

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