Returning food to the sacred
I had a hard day the other day. One of those days when I’m hurt, feeling a little less than usual, unseen and like there was a scarcity to joy in general. Oh yea… it was ugly. I couldn’t really shake it. My state was one of those things that you just have to let […]
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 […]
“Then I asked the Roshi if he had any advice for me as the cook. His answer was straightforward and down-to-earth: ‘When you wash the rice, wash the rice; when you cut the carrots, cut the carrots; when you stir the soup, stir the soup.’ ‘Ok,’ I decided, ‘I’ll make those words my life.’ They […]
