Monthly Archives: October 2013
Caramel Clafoutis with Bartlett Pears
Outside the back door of my childhood home there was a Bartlett Pear tree. We would watch the tree bloom, grow fruit, and then one day my Mom would pull out the old wooden fruit crates given to us by our neighbor, Papa Joe. My Dad would pull out the ladder and hand down pears […]
Inspiration at Nostrana
I recently treated myself to the delicious Two Courses With Wine lunch ($18) at Nostrana. Nostrana features Chef Cathy Whims’ regional approach to simple and sophisticated Italian. They offer an ambitious wine list that my favorite wine steward adores, the food is beautiful, and the warm ambiance is filled with the fragrance of food being […]
Happy National Kale Day!
Today is National Kale Day, which strikes me as a bit silly, but also as an excellent time to share what I’ve learned about kale. I’ve grown kale for over a decade in my vegetable and flower garden because I think that it’s pretty. But, two years ago, my physical therapist, mocked me into trying […]