[Babka for Thanksgiving, November 2007.] Poised on the last day of November for the quick slip-side into the madness of the season (for me, the true holiday period begins in December), it’s chilly here in San Francisco — we Californians would call it cold,…
Remember how I wrote that article for NPR about quinoa? And how surprised I was that so many people also share the quinoa-love (it’s still hanging in there in the top-emailed story list, nearly a month later)? Well, now I feel like I’ve totally…
[Bodega Head, December 2006.] Each year on Thanksgiving I can’t help but reflect on the things for which I’m particularly grateful. Today, I feel very thankful for – This beautiful place in which I live — in all its bright sun and crashing ocean,…
[Arch Rock Trail, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, 2006.] Truth be told, my ideal Thanksgiving doesn’t take place inside. No; it is intead in a forest — a redwood grove, such as Jack London State Park, perhaps, or Armstrong Woods — on a day when…
[Table setting, August 2007.] A good meal needs a good presentation, which is why I often spend at least 10 minutes thinking about what dish ware to put on the table to make it look nice. (I suppose 10 minutes really isn’t that much…