Monthly Archives: June 2013

Anniversary Weekend, and Another Terrific Marcella Discovery

Posted on June 30, 2013 by dgourmac

Thursday was our 48th wedding anniversary.  I was teaching that day, and my wife was on the island, so we deferred our annual special dinner to Friday, when I could join her for the weekend.  As they have for at … Continue reading →

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More Marcella, Calabria, Puglia — and Not-so-Vegan

Posted on June 26, 2013 by dgourmac

I’ve been doing this blog for three years and have been mostly vegan for two.  Tonight’s dinner was pure Italian, more celebrating Marcella’s cooking, touching on Calabria and Puglia as we further explore Italy, and also not-so-vegan.  Since I was … Continue reading →

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Strangest Meal of the Week

Posted on June 25, 2013 by dgourmac

I know it’s only Wednesday, but I am pretty certain that tonight’s supper will stand up as “strangest meal of the week” for at least several more days. People do weird things when they are hungry.  Tonight I returned home … Continue reading →

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Grazie, Marcella (and Laura…)

Posted on June 24, 2013 by dgourmac

One of the cornerstones of my cooking for the past 30 years has been Marcella Hazan.  Her first two cookbooks provided many of the fundamentals I’ve used ever since in extracting the essential goodness of wholesome, fresh food.  Yes, I … Continue reading →

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Collards, Crostini and Friends

Posted on June 22, 2013 by dgourmac

Almost a week has gone by since the last farmer’s market, and it was time to use up last week’s purchases.  Last night our friend, Laura, had made a spectacular vegan meal for me with a collection of dishes, mostly … Continue reading →

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Stinging Nettle Gnudi

Posted on June 18, 2013 by dgourmac

This afternoon was my first class teaching this semester.  It went well, so I came home, energized for some cooking experimentation.  Yesterday afternoon I stopped by to see Michael and Laura.  They had picked some fresh stinging nettles for me, … Continue reading →

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Roasted Beet Salad

Posted on June 17, 2013 by dgourmac

I’m still benefitting from the farmer’s market bounty of Saturday.  Today’s lunch was a Beet Salad, made of roasted golden and red beets, chopped red onion, fresh arugula from the garden, some chopped young mustard greens, chunks of roasted red … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful Wok — Smoky Grilled Tofu and Stir-Fried Vegetable Fathers’s Day Dinner

Posted on June 16, 2013 by dgourmac

Thirty or thirty-five years ago, during one of our early visits to San Francisco, we discovered  the marvelous Wok Shop and purchased the wok we have used ever since. Father’s Day is a great time to putter around in the … Continue reading →

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The last little piece…

Posted on June 16, 2013 by dgourmac

…of my Father’s Day lunchtime panino is shown below. Today was the opening of one of the local farmer’s markets, so I went this morning to get the available veggies.  There were a few good ones: young mustard greens, garlic … Continue reading →

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Bread, Wine, Cheese and Olives

Posted on June 13, 2013 by dgourmac

Of all the wonderful foods I am fortunate to enjoy, none give me more pleasure than the simple combination of bread, wine, cheese and olives.  Tonight, as I sat up reading Michael Pollan’s new book, Cooked, I had just finished … Continue reading →

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