Now is the time to eat so many berries that you won’t be tempted by sub-par specimens in the off-season. So then, a few tips for buying and using them. Read More
8 tips for buying and using berries
June 27, 2012
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Ready, set, grill!
June 1, 2012
Now that the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day, is behind us, the grilling season has begun. Hooray! I come from Los Angeles, where grilling happens year-round. So I miss it and, when grilling season finally comes to Napa, I’m excited to really relish in it. But what’s so great about grilling, anyway? Let’s review. Read More
Belated New Year’s wishes – and Nana’s honey cake
October 5, 2011
Writing last week’s post about my grandmother’s pickled green tomatoes, plus the onset of Rosh Hashanah, got me to thinking about holidays at Nana’s table. Read More
More reason to love chocolate—as if you needed it.
February 10, 2010
It wasn't until I had the delicious fortune to visit the Guittard Chocolate Company factory in Burlingame, where I saw the journey with my own eyes, that I really got it in my gut: chocolate is an amazing, miraculous thing. Read More