Sunrise comes much later these days and morning bird song has diminished to near complete matinal silence though birds are still visiting...

Mea culpa, mea culpa. Much as I am enjoying my Cape Cod bubble and the transitory illusion that the real world and all of its issues are...

I have been having problems with loading posts to my blog for the past few days -- problems as in, I can't at all -- and the frustration...

This morning I was woken up by wild turkeys gobbling outside my window and by the damn cat digging his claws into to my inner thigh as...

I am in the midst of what I can only describe as a funk of nostalgia. Today marks the last day of O-bon, the annual Buddhist tradition of...

One of my friends from college has been visiting and, while we have been having a lovely time taking long walks and enjoying the natural...

Hard to believe that it is already August. Though we are not particularly social people to begin with, this summer has been even less...

I have gone from feeling slightly smug about the lovely weather that we have been having here to joining the rest of the nation in...

Less wildlife talk this week. And more hydrangeas. I can't help it, I know that I keep on posting pictures of them. It is just that I...

Yet another long missive from the Cape. At some point I may stop waxing euphoric about nature, but not quite yet. For those of you less...

A lengthy intro to this week’s menu. First, apologies for the broken link in last week’s email. One of the downsides to being woken up by...

Despite my promise of bonus recipes last week due to L.’s dad’s visit, he and L. mainly indulged in fancy takeout so there actually...

Last week those of us who live in New York started to emerge slowly from lockdown, a bit like sleepy bears after hibernation or, not to...

L. and I have had our fill of leafy greens. There, I’ve said it. Even as a proponent of all things vegetable, I really want a break from...

Hmmmmm. This week L. is, as always, craving duck and I am, rather unexpectedly, craving steak, so we compromised and are having both....

A cranky little rant this week. Yes, another one. Yuzu's pose above perfectly illustrates how I feel. It was recently pointed out to me...

Saturday afternoon is usually the time when (at some point) I review the contents of the fridge in anticipation of the next day’s weekly...

Despite our best attempts to redress them, both L and my appetites and sleep schedules are still shot so not every dinner got made last...

Despite the deep and abiding love for food that we feel in this household, last week, after weeks of lockdown with even less physical...

Exciting news (at least for me). My CSA box is available again (supply chain willing, long may this last). Kalustyan’s, which those of...

I usually attach a photo of my packed fridge, overflowing hydrator, or glorious produce from my CSA box to illustrate some of the items...

A reminder to all - last week, many of the recipes were repeat recipes so you can find them by clicking on last week's menu post and...

As an introvert, I have been practicing some form of self-isolation for most of my life but this sword of Damocles hanging over all of...