I haven’t gone away completely. Working away on a new book project that I will tell you about soon. Scanning drawings, as in an old sketch of mango. Thinking about orchards, living in Big Sur, a blue bowl on my table. Much to do about memory, about making, creating, finding my rhythm in the kitchen, [...]

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 [...]

For weeks I’ve been meaning to write a post about these lovely Murcott tangerines, but before I did, we ate what was on the table. In fact, I’ve gone back to the same store 3 or 4 times to buy a bagful, thinking this time I would surely use in a new marmalade, or as [...]