I’m packing.I have that strange feeling that I get when I’m about to go on a trip. Like everything is different already, exciting and ungrounded at the same time. I’m going to San Francisco.First, to be honest, I’m going south of San Francisco, to Carmel, so that I can be there to watch my friends…
turkeys and apples
We were going to have a big Thanksgiving, like last year. It is, after all my favorite holiday, and I can’t think of anything better cooking for it. We invited a few folks and more were thinking about it. We do it up around here. And then, I changed my mind. This is a rare…
brussels sprouts gratin
I love how so many of the fall fest cooks are writing about brussels sprouts. They have a reputation, those tiny wee cabbages, and somewhere along the line they became something that people thought they didn’t like. We all know that’s just a big fat lie. Brussels sprouts are so, so good. We all know…
whipped mashed potatoes with celery root
How is everyone today? Yeah, we’re okay too. Joey’s well enough to be silkscreening off site, so I’m holding down the fort, slowly cleaning up the glorious mess that was the holiday. The girls are fighting, and I’m realizing that might be sort of my fault, because all they have had today is leftover dessert….
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 