Returning food to the sacred
I grew up in a Cuban household and though we happily adopted the Thanksgiving dinner tradition of the United States, it was very much influenced by my parents understanding of cuisine, which was through the lens of the Cuban culinary culture. So there was turkey, but it was marinated and bathed in Mojo, not gravy. […]
One of the things I was looking so forward to on the trip we were taking to the Dominican Republic was getting to eat Mofongo. Once at some point in my life I had it and fell in love, only to never really find it again in the States. It’s typically part of the Puerto […]
I’m making this it’s own post, because often, I have way more onions in the kitchen than anyone should have, and adding a burst of flavor to the top of any dish is never a bad thing. A bit different than caramelized onions, searing them gives you a lovely balanced of the sweetness that comes […]
It’s a matter of record now that on of my most favorite culinary combinations in the entire world of food is the Caprese salad. As a salad, a sandwich and now as stick food, I can’t ever grow tired of this dish and have been known to spend whole Summer eating this 80% of the […]
Green beans have been in season here for a few months now. Admittedly, they aren’t my favorite, but because we get them through our CSA I decided to play with them a bit to see how to pep them up a bit. What I’ve discovered is that for most of my life, the times that […]
Last Summer I wrote a piece on the stewardship of ones kitchen. I shared a bit about how I really wasn’t into cleaning, but it was a lesson in care and really learning the ins and out of my kitchen. It’s interesting and always sweet to me how lessons have a way of spiraling around […]
This is an improvised recipe from the June 2010 issue of Sunset Magazine. There were things I didn’t have so I did some switching around and substituting and it came out quite lovely. Mushroom Leek Asparagus 1 lb Slender Asparagus trimmed and cut in half on a diagonal 1 Large leek, white part only, thinly […]
