Last evening (in the name of carb loading - and a massive craving) I made a classic bolognese in the 92 degree heat. Simmering sauce for two hours in an old house with suboptimal air conditioning may seem like a questionable choice, but I was determined. Sauteing onions and garlic. Best. Smell. Ever. Softening the … Continue reading Beautiful Bolognese
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This spectacular weather has me ready to move it outside. Who's in? click on each image for photo credits and recipes
What to Make: In Season
Cooking is one of my great passions, so when the local farmers markets open in late spring, I am over the moon. Meals are prepared throughout fall and winter from cookbooks and recipes I have collected over the years, but these are happily abandoned during the warmer months when I love to pick up the … Continue reading What to Make: In Season
the aesthete and the dilettante 