Warm Spinach & Sausage Salad
Since we live conveniently close to Fresh Approach, a fantastic butcher shop in the West End, we are constantly trying to figure out something new to do with… Read More »
Regarding Bloodies, Mary and Caesar.
Ah, the Bloody Mary. Is there anything better for an early-evening cocktail, when you are feeling both thirsty for alcohol AND a little bit hungry for soup? Does… Read More »
Coconut Curry Lentil Soup
My friend Missy is adorably Brooklyn, despite hailing from Flint and living in Mexico. It was she who first referred me to 101 Cookbooks and its ingenious author,… Read More »
Classics: Lobster Bisque
Every Christmas Eve, for as long as I can remember, my family has served lobster bisque. Okay, some years, depending on where we were in the world, or,… Read More »
Olive Oil Orange Cake
I discovered this recipe last year when I bought a Santa-size sack of sweet Veracruz oranges for 30 pesos in Puerto Progreso, Mexico. It was also much easier… Read More »
Peanut Butter Banana Muffins
Simple baking is terrifically satisfying. Two wooden bowls, metal measuring cups and spoons, cracking brown eggs, butter, sugar, flour, bare feet, batter beaters. It is an activity both… Read More »
Getting in the Spirit: Holiday Cocktails
A tropical Christmas is charming once. Our first holiday in Mexico we rode Malcolm’s new folding bike down Calle 58, drank Cuban rum and cocas, and strung silver… Read More »
