Well, hello there friends! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything here. Okay, that’s an understatement – it’s been over a year! Most of you know that I was diagnosed with cancer in February, right about the time most of us first learned about the coronavirus. I’ve written at length about my illness over on […]
On the eve of October ~ One Pot Moroccan Chicken and Rice with Dates and Green Olives {Recipe}
On the eve of October – the last Sunday in September – I made dinner for just my immediate family. On Tuesday we’ll begin our annual harvest dinners, (which you can read about here or here) and for the next month I’ll be cooking for 10 to 20 people every night. While those harvest dinners […]
November already? Roasted Squash with Spicy Onions {Recipe}
Now that we’ve turned the calendar to November and tomorrow (already!) turn our clocks back, we’re moving away from harvest mode around here and very much looking forward to Thanksgiving. Technically, our harvest ended about 10 days ago when we brought in our last fruit. All of our harvest guests (lovely folks who come to […]
Harvest time and Chicken Alla Cacciatora {Recipe}
We’re a couple weeks into our annual harvest here and that means lots of grapes, lots of hard working people and in my case – lots of food. If you know me at all, you know that feeding people good food – the kind that nourishes both body and soul – is one of the […]
Pork Pie – A Harvest Favorite
Every year as harvest winds down I have to recalibrate my cooking with the rest of my life. Our last harvest dinner was Saturday night. It was pretty festive with lots of wine of course, and laughing and singing late into the night. Sunday was the perfect day for doing not much more than lazing […]