Hungry for a Cause: Hunger Challengers Underway for Third Year
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared Monday on BlogHer, but in case you’re not a BlogHer reader, I wanted to make sure you were aware of this year’s Hunger Challenge effort! For the third year...
View ArticleRoasted fava beans
One of my favorite stands at the Jack London Square Farmers’ Market in Oakland is the Happy Boy Farms stand. That’s where I almost always buy my salad greens, and usually a whole bagful of whatever...
View ArticlePasta a la Gus, Genie-style
Back when I lived in DC, long before I ever thought about gardening, I spent a fair amount of time running up and down I-95 in the summer to Orioles games. I have a long family history with the team,...
View ArticleWintertime Homemade Tomato Soup
I have a love-not-love relationship with soup. Sometimes I would be happy to eat it for days in a row, and sometimes I have no patience for it. Soup, after all, can’t really be eaten quickly. The spoon...
View ArticleThe annual pomegranate binge
This week, I succumbed in a big way to my annual pomegranate binge. I can’t get enough of the tangy, juicy seeds, which are only in season for the next month or two. I mostly throw them into salads,...
View ArticleRoasted fingerling potato salad
The Unicorn has lots of lovable qualities, but among them is this: He is a fantastic giver of gifts. He is not a fan of the gift list—he’d much rather pay attention to the recipient, think hard about...
View ArticleThe Edible Movie: Best Picture Dinners
Though I know I promised I’d profile a movie each month as part of my The Edible Movie series, I’m going to already take a time out from that structure to tell you about something slightly different....
View ArticleEat something scary in 2013
It’s resolution season, folks! Time to get out your Moleskine and make lists of all the things you swear you won’t do in 2013…or, well, at least not before February 10. When it comes to food-related...
View ArticleDining alone
I have always loved dining alone. You can order whatever you want. No one else wants to share, no one else will judge, no one else will even pay you mind. Except for your waitress or waiter, who will,...
View ArticleThe Edible Movie: Soul Food Junkies
Fried chicken? Collard greens? Corn bread? Yams? Yes, please. Sure, I know it would be healthier to have a salad, but every now and then I have to get my soul food fix. I’ve always been aware that some...
View ArticleGetting virtual with one’s farmers market
Though many might say half the fun of a farmers market is getting to see, touch, and sometimes even sample the fresh produce, fruit, and other food available, sometimes getting to the market just isn’t...
View ArticleSoleil, dimmed
I was cooking dinner when I heard Soleil Banguid had died. I stepped away from the stove for a moment to gather myself. The pinto beans I was making could wait, and if there’s one thing I learned from...
View ArticleAlinea and my 40th
A couple of weeks ago, I turned 40. 40! It hardly seems possible, since most of the time I feel more like I’m 39. The occasion had to be marked properly, and therefore, I bought tickets for The Unicorn...
View ArticleIn a pinch: Pick-a-pepper pizza sauce
Warning: This is not a seasonal post. It’s not seasonal because it addresses a problem that none of you, unless you are Australian and/or in that hemisphere, should be having at the moment. But store...
View ArticleSimple, brilliant, stunning, gone
I only saw Judy Rodgers in person once. In September 2008, I was on a tour of the Monterey Market in Berkeley, Calif. Bill Fujimoto, who owned the market at the time, had taken us to look in the back...
View ArticleGreen Thumb Sunday: Banana flower, Vanuatu
Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Heliconia, Vanuatu Green Thumb Sunday:...
View ArticleA return to story-telling in 2015
For the past couple years, for one reason or another, I couldn’t garden. I didn’t have the space, or when I did have some space, I didn’t have the time, and then, for a good portion of this year, I...
View ArticleThere’s a first time for everything, even quiche
There are lots of things I’ve never cooked, and in my head, I divide them into two categories: This Food Sounds Hard and/or Tedious: This includes soup dumplings (any dumplings, really), latkes, and...
View ArticleGarlic confit, or, yet another mystery caused by sleep deprivation
My to do list on Saturday included this item: Make a batch of garlic confit. I had added this, on this specific day, for some really good reason. This is how I plan the meals for the week—I put...
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