Chicken Salad with Tarragon
It’s hot out. It’s over 90°. The heat just saps my energy and makes me want to laze around the house until nightfall. I was eating celery sticks all afternoon, thinking that this was a healthy lunch....
View ArticleEgg Salad with Basil on Toast
When people say that so-and-so “can’t boil an egg,” they generally mean to say that the person in question can’t cook. Insofar as idioms go, it’s a pretty silly one; there are a lot of people out there...
View ArticleSliced Egg and Black Truffle Mayonnaise on Toast
My first year of graduate school, I lived down the street from an appallingly awkward airline-themed café. The space was pleasant with floor-to-ceiling windows. It had those lovely columns that fewer...
View ArticleHorseradish Cheddar and Irish Bacon Mac & Cheese
Already I can see that the beginning of the new year is going to be a tug-of-war between the wanting-to-detox me, and the part of me that thinks that butter and cheese are inalienable rights to be...
View ArticleCauliflower and Ham Gratin with Sourdough Rye Breadcrumbs
A few days ago at the CSA pick-up, a member came in and said, “It’s snowing! It’s snowing!” Was it finally winter finally? By the time I got outside, the scant millimeter of snow that we got had melted...
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