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 [...]

I have been stalling here, not sure where to begin or what exactly to write about, and meanwhile, I started cooking professionally again–nothing like throwing myself in the frying pan after a decade hiatus on the line.  Even so, with the weather shifting between winter and spring on any given day, I haven’t quite known [...]

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 [...]