I must admit to you that the last few weeks I have been crazed. Moved by the positive reviews my book has been receiving (read here, here, here, here, here)... ... but also learning what it takes to put my work out there for the world to see and read. I know I do that every time ...
It is all about these beets ... and those stripes. My weekly trips to the farmer's market have been fruitful. I come back with a loaded basket of watercress, tangled pea shoots, heirloom tomatoes, microgreens, kale, Sicilian eggplants, carrots that are twister into knots, and a rainbow of beets. I have been cooking with beets nearly everyday. Simply ...
It was Saturday afternoon.The temperatures had dropped slightly, but the sun shined bright. I had been awaiting an outdoor picnic all week. "I think we should take the kids to the beach this afternoon" I said to C. I had some of the red beet and poppy seed muffins set aside for it. Sliced fruit, ...
Do you ever have those moments where suddenly lunch becomes the most important event in your life? Surely, I spend most of my days planning, cooking, and photographing food, but this was different.I was running around town a few days ago taking care of household matters, such as changing the oil of my car, when ...
It all began when we came home with a handful of baby beets we harvested from our community garden. "Let's go pick the remaining beets before they pull everything out" said Karen who is an avid gardener and whose mother heads our community garden project. She didn't have to tell me twice. The children and ...