The best recipes always have history and stories behind them. They obtain their depth through generations of experimentation and improvement. This is a traditional Sichuan recipe, one of my absolute favorites, that I have made many changes to over the years. I will probably continue to make little tweaks to it down the line, but this iteration here is pretty damn… Read More
The last stone fruits of the season are currently in market. I usually spend stone fruit season fiendishly hoarding different plum varieties to make small batches of preserves for the year. I am always so preoccupied with preserving the best plums of the season for later use, that I forget to actually stop and enjoy them during their peak. So this is a… Read More
Do you like beets? For the longest time, I mistakenly thought that I hated them. Their intense dirt taste was just awful. I’m not typically a picky eater and will give most anything a try. But beets? Gross! But several surprisingly delicious encounters with beets at restaurants have made me want to work on this relationship. I realized that I… Read More
I first tried my hand at making fruit preserves 5 years ago, and it has become my absolute favorite kitchen activity. Nothing satisfies my slight hoarding tendencies quite like seeing a pantry shelf stacked with a year’s worth of colorful preserves. My goal when I make jams is to capture in each little glass jar a moment in time, the sliver… Read More
I have a deep love for chorizo. Did you notice? I love it so much that I developed the four recipes you have seen so far plus this brand spanking new one, and I wrote a little piece on it for one of my favorite food sites, FOOD52. This is a recipe for green chorizo, a fresh version of the… Read More
The season for local asparagus is far too short, just two months. In May, when these little spears start showing up in markets, I always feel a slightly frenzied urgency to eat as much as possible. This usually means putting them in anything and everything. Whether eaten in pasta, quick lunch time salads, or scrambled eggs, they always add the perfect… Read More
