Black Garlic
Just for the record, I could not survive without garlic. In my cookbook, Garlic is King. Thankfully I was finally able to get my hands on the stuff after reading about it everywhere last year! Thanks to the kind folks from Black Garlic Love who sent me a free sample, I was able to get a taste at last. I was not disappointed. [Read more →]
September 2, 2010 3 Comments
A Bevy of Blueberries and a Plan Thwarted: Sour Cherry Slab Pie
Sometimes, things don’t work out as planned. But that’s not always a bad thing. Especially when one is talking about pie. [Read more →]
July 25, 2010 16 Comments
The Summer of Squash: Grilled Zucchini Salad and Garlic Crostini
Its been hot outside lately. Freakishly hot, the air the kind of steamy haze that sticks to your skin oppressively. I can barely stand it. [Read more →]
July 17, 2010 7 Comments
Oven-Dried Grape Tomatoes
Some people crave nicotine, others, chocolate. Me, I can pretty much count on getting an intense craving for tomatoes every couple of weeks. [Read more →]
July 11, 2010 9 Comments
Peperonata Rustica
Alright. It should be screamingly obvious by now that I have an absolute culinary crush on Thomas Keller. There might as well be a poster of him á la Tiger Beat on my kitchen wall. [Read more →]
July 3, 2010 7 Comments
Buttered Farro
June 20, 2010 6 Comments
Nothing Short of a Small Feast: Porchetta
Amazing how a 12-pound slab of pork belly could be dragged home for 15 blocks in pouring rain, slaved over for two days and then mindlessly devoured in a matter of minutes by a ravenous few. But it was worth it, big time. [Read more →]
June 13, 2010 14 Comments
Keftedakia Marinata (Greek Marinated Meatballs)
June 7, 2010 4 Comments
Chocolate Ganache Tart

In the world of professional cooks, the phrase “do you want to come over for dinner?” often translates into “can you come to my house and cook us dinner, pleeeease?“. [Read more →]
May 27, 2010 13 Comments













