We walked all the way to the ferry building again, just for the coffee. And without too much searching, there was a sandwich with fresh mozzarella and hard boiled egg. The other night we were walking through Chinatown in search of noodles. And we stopped at a store that sold little silken shoes and shiny…
Archives for October 2011
we made it
Dear fabulous woman on the flight from Hartford to Dallas,I know that you’ll be curious to know whether Joey and I made our connection in Dallas. You were so great to prepare us for what direction we should run, and to give us the hint about taking the skytram. Unfortunately, the tram was broken, and…
beets and leeks
I’m packing.I have that strange feeling that I get when I’m about to go on a trip. Like everything is different already, exciting and ungrounded at the same time. I’m going to San Francisco.First, to be honest, I’m going south of San Francisco, to Carmel, so that I can be there to watch my friends…
how to freeze kale
Six kale plants.A six-pack of kale starts will run you about $2.50. Kick in a little more for a bag of compost and you’re on your way.Those six plants can be packed into a tiny garden bed in the spring. Nurtured. Watered. Even sung to, if that is how you roll.They will start to feed…
joe beef's jerusalem artichokes with ketchup
All last Fall, when we were working on the photos for the book, Jennifer May was so wonderful to work with that she made me feel like I was the only book she was working on. She spent endless hours with us, played with the girls, played with the cat, and of course, she took…