tomato

There you are, my lovelies

20 comments August 20, 2009

I waited so long. But here you are. Finally. And what could be more delicious than a fresh tomato from my garden? Fresh basil from my garden, too. On top [...]

A Watched Pot Never Boils

10 comments June 18, 2009

As if living in the arctic wasn’t hard enough (with all the layering, shoveling, windshield scraping, car warming, and high heating bills), but the wait time between the first snowfall [...]

Ode to the Tomato

4 comments February 11, 2009

Pablo Neruda, author of my all-time favorite poem Sonnet 17, also wrote another poem that seems appropriate to post here. This is the English translation. If you prefer the authentic [...]

Easy Chickpea Curry

5 comments January 19, 2009

I remember the very first time I had a chickpea (also known as the garbanzo bean.) I was in college, out with some friends at a cafe, and I ordered [...]

ABCLT Wraps

1 comment January 6, 2009

Fact: I would follow the scent of bacon for miles without even realizing it. Fact: I love BLT sandwiches. Fact: I also love avocado and cucumber. Fact: I’m on an [...]