Very short and sweet: Barbara made her signature crab cakes tonight — baked instead of fried. Outstanding! Paired with a 2013 Villa Creek white wine: 80% Grenache Blanc and 20% Rousanne — Rhône Valley by way of Paso Robles. Perfect … Continue reading
Question: What do Massachusetts, California, Peru, India, Greece, Spain, Costa Rica, Italy, and Germany all have in common? Answer: They each provided significant contributions to my lunch today, a relatively simple affair of Bruschetta with Vegan Ricotta and Thinly-Sliced Beets … Continue reading
Two and a half years ago, I posted an entry about making Tartine bread in one of Judith Motzkin’s ceramic bread pots. Since then, my bread-making has become more whole grained, and I’ve developed a real fondness for rye breads. … Continue reading
How’s this for an ingredient-driven meal? packaged non-GMO fried tofu Chinese Flowering Chives one green pepper baby Shiitake mushrooms from MycoTerra 2009 Damijan Ribolla Gialla This quickly turned into a Chinese-Slovenian-Friulian dish for one hungry blogger. Details are below. This … Continue reading
Sometimes folks like me are so enthusiastic and effusive about food and wine and our beliefs about what to eat (or not) that some of you may think we take ourselves (and our subject) too seriously. This post — with … Continue reading
Mushrooms: I love them. At the West Acton farmers market all Fall, one of the exciting vendors was Myco Terra Farm, a provider of fresh local gourmet mushrooms. Early this month I was shopping there, and I saw some mushrooms … Continue reading
I’ve pretty much given up trying to keep this blog chronological. When I get behind, there’s so much material to share that I pull it up as best I can. This brief post is about some fine dishes during this … Continue reading
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The original target of these Spring travels was, in fact, Venice, so the last four days were dedicated to exploring that unique city. I hadn’t been there in 18 years, but then again, not much has changed in a lot … Continue reading
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Through my contacts in Cambridge and New York, I was able to arrange visits in Friuli, and to get a taste of their wonderful foods and wine. One winery, Edi Keber in Cormons, is partnered with my friend Jan, who … Continue reading
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This past Spring (late April, early May) I spent two weeks exploring food and wine in three places: Slovenia, Friuli, and Venice. I should not let much more time pass without sharing those delicacies with you now. Let’s begin in … Continue reading
