It’s funny, I can’t think of a single, specific food tradition in my family that relates to Easter. There was plenty of egg dying at the family table, and various celebratory and special foods made for the day, but nothing I can say is purely our own. What I do remember though, is the afternoon [...]

There is nothing like a trip south to shake out the cobwebs and open new doors, and that is exactly how it felt as I made my way that direction, recently, with a friend. After an overnight stop at another friend’s organic farm in the sleepy agriculture town of Buelton (think the film, Sideways) we [...]

Thought I’d send out a last minute greeting to all of you for the holiday season, plus a family reminiscence along with a recipe for mulled wine, printed in My Nepenthe. And a reminder that I will be singing books on Saturday, Dec 26th at the Phoenix Shop in Big Sur, from 1-3. Come for a [...]