Mon Chéri

I have to honor the food I have with love. They're beautiful. And I can’t get any luckier. The play, Ah Wilderness!, by Eugene O'Neill, (I just finished reading it), surely had inspired me to feel this way - "Yet Ah, that Spring should vanish with the Rose!/That Youth's sweet-scented manuscript should...

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GATHERING

 A small group of friends came and filled the table with cheer. And the colors and music, everything, kept up with Christmas. There was talk of pomegranates and figs unavailable at the store. All of us wore red. Pistachio and green onions paella was served traditional. Petite fudge cakes in the...

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ODE TO LEMON

ODE TO LEMONPoetry is a Language that can’t be drawn from either. Think of a sugared citron. Or a Mario Batali lemon mousse. Yes, the magic...

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NAPA CABBAGE IN DASHI AND MUSTARD

   Inspired by avid love for Japanese cuisine and binge-watching of Tokyoite food shows, this consommé was served for lunch today and was a hit. This traditional broth is vegan using whole petite sweet potatoes and Napa cabbage (just the lower half portion around the stem) as stock ingredients,...

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