There is a point in the summer where the brain stops being efficient. It happens all in one day, and it’s the same day that wearing a bra is no longer an option given the discomfort it produces. It is the kind of day where one must either be near a body of water or…
the croissant
We are away for a few days, fulfilling obligations of work, family, and pastry. I hope your week has been a good one, and if it is as sultry where you are as where I am right now, I hope there is a cool drink by your hand. Back in a few days, friends.
gooseberry elderflower jam
My great-grandmother on my father’s side was a woman called Buckner Hollingsworth. I have heard that she was a woman of many talents, but the one by which she is remembered by the few people who find her books in a dusty and treasured corner of a used book store or who happen to be…
deep dish strawberry rhubarb pie
I’ve had my way with the last of the strawberries. Joey went to pick at Thompson Finch Farm on Friday while I was at kids’ cooking camp, and he stopped in on his way back to drop of strawberries for the last meal of camp. We filled a colander and the kids descended on them,…
agua de jamaica
My friend Jen and I made this dinner together, and fifteen minutes before everyone arrived, when I fully realized that we only had about half the food completed, I took a swig of my pre-guest arrival drink, and I asked Jen, “Will I ever learn to do this better? More efficiently? On time?” She answered…
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