Morels are all over New England right now. Some people have secret places to find them, but a search in the woods might reveal a little city of perfect caps. Make sure that the morels are are not false morels–there is a good description of both here. Soak the mushrooms in salt water to clean…
saffron and cardamom panna cotta
Joey bought me a new pair of boots over the holiday. They are red, and they have a bit of heel to them, and we are coming to call them the ass-kicking boots. Not ass-kicking necessarily because they are lovely, which they are, but because ass-kicking is literally what I’m needing to do these days….
quince rosemary polenta bread
There is a candle dynasty around here, and its main headquarters is about an hour away in the Pioneer Valley. The sign, outstandingly visible from the highway, claims the location as “the scenter of the universe.” I drove by the place on my way to a wedding this past summer; it was a gorgeous summer…
fried chickpeas with sage
So I’m writing a book. I haven’t mentioned it, because honestly, I wanted to just hand it to you, to have a big reveal, and to say, “here!” But right now I’m really in it, and I’m having a pretty great time (with occasional tears and panic, of course). I just can’t not tell you…
shirred eggs with fresh herbs
Luckily, I have a few French people around to give it all a bit of authenticity. But either way, on good days these moments of France have their delicious ways of working their way in. When there is good cheese, and it is just at the right temperature, it is French, even if it was…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 