Confession: I have cooked lamb a few times and then been totally unable to eat it. Sometimes lamb is just way too… Lamb-y. There are a couple of ways to tame the “gamey” flavor of lamb. One is to buy only very lean cuts. The other is to bring in some serious flavor that can […]
I’m excited to share another recipe with you from The Nourished Kitchen cookbook by Jenny McGruther! This is one of the recipes in her beautiful book that really leaped out at me and made me instantly hungry. I love just about all seafood, and in particular when it is blended with bright Mediterranean flavors. So this […]
While we were in Tenerife, one of our greatest pleasures was cooking and eating fresh food that we bought locally, at the cottage on the hill we were able to rent. I especially loved all of the citrus and fresh herbs that were available, along with summer crops like red peppers and eggplant! Here is […]
So, how are we all doing with winter? Hanging in there? Our winter has been pretty mild, but I am still getting that ache for brighter, longer days. I self-medicate with flavors that come from sunny climes, making foods I associate with summertime. Lately, it’s Chelo Kebab. These are super-quick to make, freeze easily, are […]
These days, the sun is so low in the sky, and it’s been dark for two hours or more by the time we sit down to eat dinner. I don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen, but I love to have something in the oven, making the house smell so good […]
One fine summer day, I asked my butcher for a whole chicken. “Do you want it spatchcocked?” he asked. Before I knew what spatchcocked meant, I said “Yes.” Then, I watched him deftly remove the backbone, and splay it out, flat– “See, I like to call it “roadkill chicken,” he said with a sly grin. […]
I know many of you still have piles of snow outside your front doors. And I totally feel for you– many of you let me know that you can still only dream of forgaing for nettles like we did last weekend, and I’m sorry. We have been lucky to get some milder weather lately, and […]
How’s the weather in your part of the world? Here, it’s cold. Yesterday we had our first snow– much earlier than it came last year. We needed something to warm us up from the inside-out, so I made a favorite: Coconut Chicken Curry. I’ll show you how I made it. Keep in mind that you […]
The first time I tried oxtail, it was right after we moved to England– I found a compelling recipe in the Nigel Slater Cookbook I had just bought my husband, and we found some at a local farm shop. My experience eating them was very similar to the first time I cooked and ate beef […]
As I mentioned already, we went to the beach on Sunday! The weather was absolutely gorgeous, and the sunshine, blue skies and sounds of the ocean revived our cold, tired spirits. I am rarely happier than when I’m near the sea. I grew up going to the beach regularly, both in California and in the […]
