I love to celebrate New Year’s Eve with champagne and buckwheat blini with smoked salmon, gravlax, or caviar. This recipe for buckwheat blini requires a little more time to make due to the yeast in the batter; the yeasted batter creates blini that have a lighter texture… Read More
I like to keep small jars of nuts layered with honey in my pantry. The nuts and honey can be used to create a delicious treat any time of day. I garnish orange cake with almonds and honey, top yogurt with pistachios and honey, and pair gorgonzola with walnuts… Read More
Last week, I found an unglazed ceramic Pigeon Toe Mod Mortar + Pestle at a modern home and lifestyle shop called Gather Home + Lifestyle, and I could not resist purchasing it. When I arrived home with my new treasure, I decided to use the mortar and… Read More
My husband and I arrived home from the master class at Publican Quality Bread with three loaves of artisan bread. It is a special treat in our house to have an abundance of bread. The next evening, I prepared salmon rillettes to complement a sprouted oat boule. Salmon rillettes, a… Read More
When I lived in Portland, I was lucky to eat salmon fresh from the Columbia River. Many of my friends who live in Oregon love fishing, and I was grateful to eat salmon often during the fishing season. Earlier this week, I purchased a wild sockeye salmon from the local fish… Read More
Preserving goat cheese in extra-virgin olive oil with peppercorns, thyme, and lemon zest enhances the flavor. The combination of herbs, spices, and aromatics can be varied according to taste and availability; you can substitute oregano for the thyme or orange zest for the lemon zest.… Read More
The farm-to-table movement has encouraged the reemergence and growth of farmers markets across the country. In Chicago, there are farmer’s markets in neighborhoods throughout the city. One of the largest of these markets is the Green City Market in Lincoln Park. Farmers markets are a great source… Read More
At the beginning of each lunch and dinner in Morocco, we were served a selection of Moroccan salads. Moroccan salads are small plates of sweet or spicy vegetables served raw or cooked. We ate spicy grilled eggplant, chickpeas with onions and paprika, warm carrots glazed with brown… Read More
On our first visit to Amsterdam, my husband and I shared a delicious three-course dinner at De Kas. The restaurant inhabits a repurposed greenhouse on the outskirts of the city in Frankendael Park. What does a restaurant in Amsterdam have to do with a soft-ripened cheese… Read More
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