Sick day. Every couch is wrinkled and askew. Rosie and Joey are both down, and I have a sinking feeling that I might be the next to fall. I’m washing sheets and running baths. And as I realized that all I want to eat when I’m sick is maple custard, I’m also making custard. The…
gifting
When I was a kid, I spent several holiday seasons in a row rehearsing and performing in a little black box theater here in my town. The theater is still here, and has miraculously changed very little. The play was called Yonder Peasant, and the script, music, and lyrics were all lovingly crafted by the…
sisig
Well, sort of sisig.This is the story.Last week, on our final night in San Francisco, we went to eat at the food trucks at Fort Mason. I know I’ve already told you this part, but I’ve got to set the stage.This is my uncle, Gary. Gary was at the heart of why I was there…
scrambled eggs with morels and violets
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…
dandelion greens with dill and a crispy egg
Bitter does not seem to be much of an American flavor. I think that we go for the sweet vegetables around here: carrots, gentle lettuces, candy-like beets, cucumbers. The bitter greens like radicchio, endive, broccoli raab, and dandelion are only for those who love the extremity of the flavor, for those of us who…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 