Handmaking
When I prepare food, I usually get my hands dirty. Not just when kneading and patting dough into shapes, although it’s true that I am quicker to stick my hands […]
Link Buffet: The Most Interesting Links in the World
I don’t always update my food blog, but when I do, it is because Food Twitter has been turning out a smorgasbord of good food writing and art. A Gardener […]
Food Music Playlist #21: National Cake Day
Our friends at Foodimentary remind me that today is National Cake Day–a bold statement on a date so close to Thanksgiving, which is typically a carnival of pies. But I […]
What I’m Cooking: April/May
What I’m cooking: It was so chilly and wet for most of March and April that it was still a good time for lazy roasting and hearty stews. I had […]
Link Buffet: Spring Cleaning
You know what they say about the best laid plans. I finally started to miss my food blog in March, after a year of neglect, and I started collecting links […]
What I’m Cooking: March
What I’m drinking When the first nor’easter came through last Friday, I longed for a cup of hot spiced wine to warm my ice-flecked face after I got home from […]
Link Buffet: sweet, sour, spicy
Probably best tessellated rhubarb you’ll see today.Via @presentcorrect pic.twitter.com/CqSfkBGSyr — 78 Derngate (@78Derngate) February 6, 2018 I hope y’all can see the embedded tweets peppered throughout this post. I have […]
Link Buffet: Why are you like this?
I was so interested to readRachel Lauden’s take on the term “foodways,” a word frequently used in anthropological and sociological food studies to mean both food custom and culture. I have […]
What I’m cooking: February
It still feels like February outside so I’m squeaking in with some February roundups here and on my book blog. What I’m cooking: I’ve long appreciated this simple chickpea stew […]
Link Buffet: Personal and Political
I have trouble articulating why I’m so attracted to Sith imagery lately. Obviously I don’t identify or even sympathize with the Empire. But as I sit here in my cute […]
