[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 [...]

[Pumpkin, barley and root vegetables, November 2008.]
For all of my incomprehension about just how exactly we’re right smack in the middle of November and not still ensconced on a deserted beach somewhere along the California coast at the end of July, I’m finally starting to feel that little thrill that comes along with the holidays. [...]

[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 [...]

[Sunday night dinner, November 2008.]
Okay. Lately it seems like all I’ve been doing is baking — and it’s true that my oven’s been getting more of a workout than usual. I’ve scraped the sugar jar completely bare (maybe not a bad thing?) and gone through more butter than any person has 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 [...]