Celery Salad with Parmesan and Toasted Walnuts

Last November, when Elinor was about a month away from her debut and unrepentantly pressing on my bladder, we hadContinue reading »

Simple Beet Soup (Cool or Warm)

Today I read that mothering is inherited. How one mothers descends three generations, unless a significant eventContinue reading »

Roasted Asparagus with Walnut Crema and Pecorino

I have it in my mind that you can watch asparagus grow, that you could spend an afternoon in a folding chair with aContinue reading »

Leek-Sorrel Pancakes

I made pancakes for breakfast every morning of seventh grade. They were Bisquick, actually. Were there other types ofContinue reading »

Perfect Roast Chicken

I cannot thank Elinor enough for her afternoon nap on Monday. I had planned to roast a little chicken for dinner, butContinue reading »

Roast Young Carrots

I am eating a roast carrot straight from the oven. This carrot is causing the eater in me to have an existentialContinue reading »

Fennel-Orange Salad with Walnuts

This winter has been the best in memory. Ever, really. It marked Elinor’s birth and those precious months duringContinue reading »

Braised Pork with Capers and Dijon-Style Mustard

As I walked up Fillmore Street with Elinor nestled on my chest this afternoon, the wind curled up in my umbrella,Continue reading »

Nourishing Us

Elinor arrived one evening in early December.  My parents cooked for us for twenty-one days.  On the twenty-second day,Continue reading »