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- Fregola Freak
Fregola. I dreamed up all sorts of reasons to justify my conviction that these chewy little guys were named for strawberries. Fregola sounds awfully similar to fragole, doesn’t it? I figured the Sardinians might enjoy switching vowels, much as Sicilians like to do away with final vowels altogether (prosciutt’, soppressat’): those crazy islanders and their […]
- A Last Supper, And My Dessert “Philosophy”
Did I really say that the mango-blueberry galette was going to be the last thing I ever cooked in this kitchen?
Maybe it was nostalgia, maybe it was procrastination. In any case, and instead of packing, I hosted a little dinner for five last night.
The menu:
Chicken-shiitake meatballs with Chinese honey-mustard dipping sauce (a.k.a. the I’m-not-going-to-take-all-these-condiments-with-me-when-I-move-so-let’s-make-a-sauce sauce)
Orecchiette […]
- Spiced Mango-Blueberry Galette
Cooking for the last time in this little kitchen is bittersweet. This weekend I’ll be trading it in for a larger model (though the apartment as a whole it is much smaller than my current one): one equipped with the first dishwasher I’ve ever had–not counting the two-legged adoring ones–and real, usable counter space. I’m […]
- The Best Things In Life Are Wee
Psst–I have a confession to make.
Beneath my cranky and occasionally grim exterior beats the tender, kooky heart of a miniatures collector.
My boyfriend and I have just signed the lease on our very first apartment together. I have yet to buy a piece of furniture, but I’ve already begun accumulating the teeny pastries that I plan […]
