In addition to being the season of renewal, spring is also the season of the festive brunch. Dispute this, I dare you. In what other season are you a participant in such a quantity of brunches? None. Spring is beyond compare in the brunch-engagement category. And you may even find yourself hosting a brunch one… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Vegetarian
Fiddlehead and goat cheese crostini
A few years ago, back when regular exercise was actually a part of my day-to-day existence, JR and I liked to hike. We would travel to Vermont and hike. No trip to Vermont was complete without a hike. On one visit, we even managed to get a hike in before a morning wedding. And, yes,… Continue Reading
I think I’ll celebrate with ricotta forte
It feels good to be back. Comfortable. Like home. And to celebrate my return to the blog after a too-long two-week hiatus, I come bearing ricotta forte. A cheese unknown to me until yesterday. That’s right. Yesterday. This is a bit shocking, I have to say, for I am obsessed with cheese to the point… Continue Reading
Of lightning strikes, modems, and carrot soup
It came with such a loud crashing noise that I involuntarily shrieked into the phone and jumped back from the kitchen window. Through the cascade of heavy rain, came a burst of lightning so close to our house, so close to our barn, and glowing orange. A color neither JR nor I had previously associated… Continue Reading
Torta di Pasqualina: Easter pie
The description of Torta di Pasqualina in Anna del Conte’s Gastronomy of Italy makes me desire greatly to find a close Ligurian friend – one who wouldn’t mind my stopping by while she crafts her Torta – all 33 layers of hand-formed dough that it requires – and beg of her to teach me how… Continue Reading