It’s been another bit of a busy month, and it hasn’t been quite as conducive to my usual note taking as usual. Searching for some inspiration, I decided to have a run at a steamed eggplant recipe I hadn’t tried from my small cookbook library....
It’s been a light month not so much for cooking, but for anything that felt noteworthy enough to document it and take notes. The weather has been extremely hot, which makes me feel guilty and a bit ridiculous firing up the oven, and it’s been a hit-and-miss July for some of my favorite produce....
The last month has continued to be a bit liminal. The weather can’t quite make up its mind, and the produce has been a similar story. I willed warmer weather into being with at least one dinner I hosted....
This has been a bit of a light month for cooking. I’ve been busier than usual, and haven’t had as many opportunities to cook, or the time to cook when I wasn’t eating out....
The last month began in a bit of a whirlwind, and I found myself eating out or getting takeout out of necessity more than anything. On a whirlwind trip to New York, I stopped by a few favorites, including Balthazar....
While I’m not especially religious, I find the period of Lent does provide a certain rhythm to the winter-spring seasonal transition. In many traditions, the day before Ash Wednesday is a feast day....
Winter began gently enough, and then got very serious a week or two into January. With the weather so chilly, I thought it was a good opportunity to draw down from my store of chicken stock from the big batch I made for Thanksgiving....
The last month has been busy, with a lot of cooking, and a lot of people cooking for me. There were of course all the festive fixtures. For Christmas, my only small contribution was doing a few side dishes to go along with the bigger meals....
The second half of November arrived with the festive season in all its madness. I really don’t mind the cold or the biting wind, but the short days do sometimes get to me....
Fall has definitively arrived, which presents some interesting contradictions. The leaves have come off the trees and the sun is lower in the sky, which really bathes my apartment in light....