Cooking with Emily
[At Green Gulch Farm, July 2011.] A weekend of good eating and, as sometimes happens, not too many photographs taken. My sister-in-law Emily is in …
July in San Francisco
[Monterey, January 2011.] San Francisco in July is an exercise in patience. This is my fifth summer here, and each year I am shocked anew …
Simple and Sweet Caramel Cake
[Caramel cake, July 2011.] Monday. I am marooned at work without a slice of the delicious cherry pie I baked yesterday (the flaky crust! The …
Summer is for Baking Pie
[4th of July baking, July 2011.] Suddenly, am obsessed with making pie. I’m not sure why this is exactly — maybe because it’s been so …
Lavender Tea and ‘Season To Taste’
[On the way to work, July 2011.] Good morning from glorious San Francisco where the sun is shining and it’s actually, can I say it?, …