Raw cranberry relish. I didn’t even know this was possible. For me, raw cranberries have had the taboo quality of all those other shiny, forbidden berries I was tempted to eat off the shrubbery when I was 5 years old. Really? You’re allowed to eat these raw?
When Rosalie’s teacher was telling me about it the other day, [...]
I spread “Toasted Hazelnut Romesco Sauce” on crostini with the Gambas al Ajillo, as I mentioned the other day. Tonight we used some of the leftover sauce in a bizarre yet delicious combination of…should I tell you this? Leftover linguine, roasted chicken, and a combo of frozen corn and canned creamed corn.
Well, that doesn’t actually sound [...]
When I was 16 years old, I had a blue belt in Aikido. Sounds impressive, but it was one level above beginner. Mom was a higher belt than I was—perhaps brown?—and was definitely more committed to it than I was. Because I am a night owl, getting up at pain-o’clock on Sunday mornings for class [...]
