There’s an open air farmer’s market in Dupont Circle in Washington every Sunday morning, and my husband and I love to walk down there to take photos and load up on the fresh produce glowing in rude good health. After fighting our way through the crowds, we sometimes stop at a small café nearby that serves a fresh veggie farmer’s scramble that is the gustatory equivalent of what we’ve just seen at the market. Packed with almost as many vegetables […]
This recipe was inspired by the need for speed. I’ve been circling around pulled pork recipes for some time, looking for a flavor that could be melded to the rich and succulent taste of a good barbecue. After more than a few failed attempts (I started on this in June), I stumbled on to a recipe that used ginger and molasses as the primary ingredients in the sauce. The problem was that by the time a nice pork shoulder was […]
I saw a recipe the other day for a flourless chocolate olive oil cake, in the British edition of House and Garden, which happened to coincide with my acquisition of an extra virgin olive oil called Olivastro from Olio2Go. Olivastro was the winner of the “best extra virgin organic olive oil in Italy” a couple of years ago, and it has a really fresh green flavor, a bit grassy with an almond aftertaste. It comes from a family-owned olive grove near […]
Ricotta is a very versatile cheese that makes a voluptuous, satisfying dessert. It’s fast and easy, whether you need an elegant finish to a meal for last-minute guests or a homey dessert served in a mason jar with a wooden spoon. It’s all a matter of presentation, as are so many things in life. I like having a recipe in my back pocket that can work in just about any setting. All it needs is a bit of fresh fruit, […]
It’s a well-established fact that I’m a big fan of Parks and Recreation, and I’ve watched this last (really good) season with a sense of impending loss. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a small Midwestern town myself and recognize an uncomfortably large number of the characters as people I know, or maybe it’s Ron Swanson’s libertarian instincts that appeal to me more than I can say, even while I’m laughing at them, but either way, I already miss […]
