Food, cooking, and travel
On Sunday I made my first homemade chili sauce. Chili is one of those things where it’s possible to find perfectly lovely versions in jars off the shelf, but sometimes I just want to do it myself. On the written page, it isn’t all that …
I recently shared my new-found love with my mortar and pestle. Did I tell you how much I like it? I think I did, but that’s not the only new addition to my kitchen. Now I’m not a real big kitchen gadget kind of …
My kitchen is pretty low-tech and I don’t spend a lot of time fantasizing over new kitchen equipment. Most of the time I’m happy enough with a sharp knife, a good cutting board, and my pots and pans. I do have a really good food …
I spend a lot of time making soup, especially when the whether gets a little colder. Make a big pot of soup on Sunday and you have lunch for the rest of the week, and it’s a nourishing, satisfying lunch at that. During the summer, …