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  • A Culinary Goal for 2021

    Each new year, January brings with it an inner struggle for me. I appreciate the New Year – fresh start mentality, but I also shudder at the thought of lofty resolutions abandoned and the feeling of failure this engenders. I… Continue reading

    A Culinary Goal for 2021
  • Induction Cooking in My Half-formed Kitchen

    I have cooked on both gas and electric and gotten pretty familiar with the quirks of both. There is always a readjustment period when switching from one to the other, but both are pretty predictable and I can usually hit… Continue reading

    Induction Cooking in My Half-formed Kitchen
  • Seasonal Spotlight: Tomatoes

    Call me basic, but I love a good late summer tomato. Cutting into it, the dark flesh bursting with flavor. Sprinkling some salt and pepper and eating while standing up in the kitchen, juice running down my chin and onto…ok… Continue reading

    Seasonal Spotlight: Tomatoes
  • The Riffing Range

      To riff (v) –  to perform, deliver, or make use of a riff. Riff (n) – an ostinato phrase (as in jazz) typically supporting a solo improvisation.  You know those recipes that you go to when you can’t even… Continue reading

    The Riffing Range
  • Seasonal Spotlight: Asparagus Part 2

    As much as I love Asparagus, it is not something that I have ever really considered growing. This Spring, however, an old acquaintance from college posted some pictures of a few beautiful spears of asparagus that he had grown, mentioning… Continue reading

    Seasonal Spotlight: Asparagus Part 2