Perhaps the earth shifted off its determinant position just a bit on that day he put his name in the ring. But, I had been picking up random signals long before. My antenna hummed with data and even though I was unsure of its relevance, the health of the earth in general seemed to be moving in the wrong direction. Storms raged, rhetoric rang out, people starved, women were raped and sold, little girls maimed or killed, tribes and armies … [Read more...]
In Any Way, Shape or Form: Chef’s Table to The Last Course by Claudia Fleming
Corrado Assenza - photo courtesy Eater/Netflix How many people are actively engaged in acting upon their own creative voice let alone are even aware of it? I've always been fascinated by this question. I recently participated in a conversation in one of my online food groups about listening to the voice of God - which to me is akin to listening to our own internal voice. As I have many times, I got to wondering about the substance and range … [Read more...]
Precious and Few – Viennoiserie and the Morning Bun from Deux Bakery
I'm all into embracing my existential self these days as I find the meteor that is myself careening like a space junk calamity toward my 65th birthday. I seldom think about the reality of this, preferring to delude myself entirely in viewfinder as the sans-abandon little girl still bumping up and down the cragged edges of sidewalks and roadsides on my first bonafide two wheel bicycle, knees skinned to the bone, and hair blown back, and carefree … [Read more...]
Au Revoir Août – Le Dernier Bouquet et La Gluten Free Lightly Spiced Waffles au Pêche Melba
Le Dernier Bouquet? Callie helping.......... When I get especially homesick for Paris, which is often, I find myself wandering around trying to think in French. Today was one of those days.............. My French is terrible - as my daughter reminds me constantly, but I am happy to delude myself into thinking I can string together the few words I need to make it work in my own little head, if not to the boucher .......... Until I get … [Read more...]
Beyond Anonymity: On Madeleine Kamman
photo courtesy New York Times What is life if not a jigsaw puzzle of sorts? On random days and touched by unexpected events, one may unearth a relevant piece to take its place, neatly and fittingly, into the developing picture upon the card table in the hours of evening when the light begins to lower or, in the moments before the blush of daylight when one's thoughts have just begun to stir.............. I've taken a bit of a hiatus from … [Read more...]
The Petaled Ones – Are Ranunculus My Perfect Early Spring Flower?
the photo that started it all 3/17/15 (all photos by me) I am a flower follower. Are most humans ritualized around relatively innocuous things? As we age do we find ourselves consciously or unconsciously forming our years around patterns of behavior or interest - be it weather, food, hobbies, books, or in the case of my husband, sports seasons? Or do our lives really revolve around certain central things that we are inordinately drawn … [Read more...]
Mary, Mary – Why Mother Nature’s First Name Must Be Mary
5/3/15 (written 4/2/18 via transcontinental air travel) Today, I'm busy dreaming (and I dream in living color - none of that black and white stuff for me) of bouquets of seasons past and of getting back to my own yard to plant, putter and sow.............. But, first I have to deal with what's on the ground.......... I decided today that Mother Nature's first name has just got to be Mary - for all of you that follow my occasionally … [Read more...]
For Valentine’s Day, My Palate or Yours? – The Loss of Chocolatey-Chocolate
my Chocolate "Ribbon" Cake ICE Culinary May 11, 2011 It's that time of year again and everyone is busy envisioning their perfect Valentine's Day celebration. The reels and wheels of my social media feeds are featuring all manner of eye-popping and intoxicating treats to make for your sweetheart. This week, as we ponder how to celebrate and perhaps, what to make in our own kitchen, the topic of Chocolate will become central. On this … [Read more...]
Hail All Glorious Shades of Green – A Few More Uses for My Pear, Ginger, Parsley and Lime Vinaigrette
I don't think I have ever seen a shade of green that I didn't like. And, in that vein, there is no wonder that the name Green Goddess stuck as a popular salad dressing after being invented in the 1920s. Right about now, as I am completely vulnerable to anything that resembles actual growth of green plants out and about, it is no wonder I went off in this direction this morning. I am prepared now to be fixated on how the weeks ahead will give … [Read more...]
In Tundra Time, Highlighting A Virtue of Frozen Fruit – Dark Cherry and Chocolate Chunk Scones
Well, it's mid-January and I'm well into my predictable countdown to Spring. That would be approximately 9 weeks. I began craving brightly colored flowers on Monday as we drove home from Portland, Maine. Lucky for me our excursion up on Saturday was gifted with a brilliant clear sky and great high pressure. It was darned cold but the elements continued for the weekend and buoyed my spirits until we returned to Boston early on Monday and drove … [Read more...]
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