Cedar Plank Salmon and Walnut Fudge

I wear this razory fishhook/of crucifix/look… It hangs right here/near the heart’s/hidden room Where a table is set for me.                                                   -Franz Wright   I met this poet in college and I remember he looked like he was in pain. Just constant pain. His poems sound now to me sort of like the way he looked […]

Tomato Tart and the Maine Marathon

After KP and I finish a marathon, as a woman, there is really nothing like the experience of eating a whole pizza by yourself. And thinking to yourself, I still probably need a few more calories to make up today’s deficit! KP and I just finished our 28th marathon, in pursuit of the 50 nifty […]

Ethiopian Cuisine for Dinner Club – Turn Down For Wat

The discovery of Ethiopian spiced butter is the first inkling of holiday warmth. Forget pumpkin spice latte, cook down ghee with every wintery spice on the shelf, simmered for an hour until it tastes like the Sun fell into the Indian Ocean. For the last week I’ve been finding ways to put niter kibbeh (the […]

The Monosyllable of the Clock can be Love, Love, Love – Fish Tacos and Thai Basil Dumplings

In the fleeting moments of another fleeting Sunday evening, we make time to feed ourselves. A few hours of heating spices and loosening vegetables from their fibers and adding sprigs of color to the plate like painters their palette. I’ve been reading Tennessee Williams through again, Streetcar Named Desire. The week his play debuted in […]

Summer’s End with Green Lasagna

Someone left the bougainvillea on all night. Michael Dickman has the most wonderfully strange end of summer poem “Lakes Rivers Streams” with lines jumbled together like berserk frayed edges of a beach blanket. I think the day knows exactly what’s its doing… The good news is ferns… Meanwhile inside a belly button… Meanwhile real sunlight […]

Eggplant Parmigiana and Homemade Marinara

Delighted to enjoy some education at the IFBC conference this weekend in New Orleans. I was honored to host the IFBC Pub Crawl with Mark of Beyond Bourbon Street. We met so many wonderful food blogger colleagues, among the best–The Great Eight and Chef Julia— and enjoyed Compere Lapin, W.I.N.O., and Catahoula, among other favorites in […]