It’s always good to come home and sleep in your own bed after a long and uncomfortable trans-Atlantic flight and awakening at 4:45 a.m. to a gentle, cleansing rain made it even better 🙂 It’s clear and sunny now, but when the days become chilly and damp, I often crave a warming bowl of udon […]
Soups
Cat Cora’s Borscht and a Giveaway
After making this vibrant, bright soup, I thought to myself – of all the delectable recipes in her cookbook cat cora’s classics with a twist, I chose the borscht?? Â As Cat Cora says, either you love beets or hate them. Unfortunately, most people, and I firmly believe its only because they’re sole experience with beets […]
Roasted Tomato Soup with Manchego Crisps
I know, I know – we’re having a genuine heat wave in SoCal, so bookmark this for after the October Santa Ana’s my friends 🙂 Meanwhile, fall is in the air in the rest of the Northern Hemisphere and this rustic, comfort food favorite is beckoning you to the table. Roasting the tomatoes to concentrate […]
Asparagus Three Ways
When you see asparagus in the markets you know spring has arrived! Â Here in southern California we may not realize it as much as folks who have lived through months of snow and bitter cold but, like golden daffodils, the way asparagus suddenly pokes its head from still-thawing soil, it too is a harbinger of […]
Potato and Leek Soup
With tomorrow being St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve had Irish on my mind. Unlike many revelers on the Day of the Green, we’re not just Irish one day a year, The Don is of Irish/Scottish descent, his grandmother’s name was Bridgette O’Rourke – that’s about as Irish as you can get! So, besides the rustic, stick-to-your-ribs […]