Returning food to the sacred
“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 […]
Did you know that his is what cacao looks like ripe and just off the tree? I didn’t! It was like meeting a long lost friend.
We received our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box 2 days ago, but I’ve been so busy I only now got around to taking a picture. Some of the goodies have already been eaten too! Buried under the tomatoes and basil is a papaya. Jon loves those and immediately ate one when we opened the box. […]
Growing up, we never had artichokes. It just isn’t part of the Cuban cuisine, and really, anything that would require eating with your hands would have utterly scandalized my mother. For a time growing up she tried to have us all eat pizza with a fork and knife, until my father intervened. I can’t remember […]
Pretty, no? I love radishes, and admittedly, they aren’t a food I tend to eat much of in the Winter. Of late, however, I have made a few hot Thai soups and a cool crisp radish salad on the side tends to keep the spicy bite of the soup going while adding a lovely coolness […]
I love Kale. I mean… if I could I. would. marry. it. Mmmhmmm. I love it that much. And I have it raw, chopped up and thrown into a salad, sauteed with garlic, olive oil, and a splash of balsamic or lemon, and sometimes I’ll throw ginger in there. If I could, I would eat […]
I love Asparagus. There is something delightful about eating them for me, as if they add a touch of class to any dish they happen to come on. Not sure what that’s about, but its true. And over the years I’ve played with how to make them and what to pair them with. My favorite […]
A couple of days ago, Jon was off the mountain visiting a good friend. On his way up he did a Costco and grocery run. We try to buy the bulk of our goods off the mountain as most food stuff costs a dollar or two more up here. When he got home, he gleefully […]
Living in a small mountain town that doesn’t even have an intersection light in the entire place has been quite interesting. On the one hand its been lovely not having to commute for hours at a time through out Los Angeles County (where I use to live), but it does mean that when I do […]
