When my grandparents fled the Russian revolution, one of the two servants who came with them was their cook, Katya. She lived with them in Harbin, Manchuria, and then Seattle, and after they were gone, she stayed with my Tyotya … Continue reading
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Oh that spice route, or Pump up the coffee I went around several times about what to say about this recipe. The usual adjectives about spices came to mind – beguiling, enchanting, pungent, and of course exotic. In short, trite. … Continue reading
fallback – pesto, gluten free pasta, carrot-radish salad with garlic and dill. … Continue reading
fried chicken (brined and rice flour coating) and thick cut potatoes, purple cabbage steamed with caraway seeds, frisee salad with lemon vinaigrette. … Continue reading
whew, catching up – time got away from me. fell down on the job a bit also as i missed a few photo ops. dinner on 22nd, an unmemorable roasted salmon and salad. we don’t have the luxury of wild-caught, … Continue reading
after the rigors of the wednesday market (a kilo of this veg, a kilo of that fruit – it adds up, walking home), the fallback dinner – pasto with pesto. plus these beautiful radishes. grateful for availability of bunches of … Continue reading
we are decidedly a chicken family. last night’s dinner – – some had chicken wings, some had roasted veggies, some had both. there was salad, too, and a sudden reference to kettle corn on a friend’s facebook page produced an … Continue reading
one of those nights. one of us fasting, one out, one a grilled cheese and some chips. i may put an empty plate on flickr…
anti-oxidant evening, with chicken. blanched nettles, swiss chard and beet tops, then sauteed in olive oil with garlic. chicken rubbed with garlic and herb salt, sauteed in oil with a little butter, pressed with a heavy weight in the pan. … Continue reading
saturday night – other things to do today (make kefir, kombucha, granola, pancake breakfast, errands, etc, etc). so a simple dinner, not much cooking, and with major assistance in the kitchen (thanks!). store bought tortellini (which we were grateful to … Continue reading