[Dinner, November 2008.]
Buttermilk mashed potatoes. Chickpeas with garlic and spinach. Roasted cauliflower and carrots. I can think of fewer things that can make me happier on a wind-blown Tuesday eve in San Francisco — and it’s what I ate for dinner the other night.

I’ve been a bit cranky this week, probably because [...]

[Dinner the other night, November 2008.]
Some nights you cook and it’s just dinner, and some nights you cook and it’s dinner. I think you know the distinction? I’m happy most of the time with ‘just dinner’ though when I come up with ‘dinner‘ I can’t help but pat myself on the back a [...]

[My new favorite sandwich: pesto, spinach, fresh mozzarella, November 2008.]
I made pesto last week when my parents came in for dinner, and I ate it the next day for leftovers. Then I had it again a few nights later — one of the the perks of living alone is that there’s more for just [...]

[Sunday breakfast, November 2008.]
I love fruit — I love apples sliced and paired with sharp cheddar cheese, oranges peeled carefully and segmented, drippy nectarines eaten over the kitchen sink because they’re so juicy and ripe, cherries baked into muffins and pies, strawberries eaten out of hand as quickly as I can stuff them into my [...]

[Brussel sprouts from the market, October 2008.]
I never liked brussels sprouts. There — I’ve set it out plain for anyone to see. Though my brother had been after me for years to at least try them, I mostly turned up my nose and reached for the beets. I heard brussels sprouts [...]