Saffron Strands

Baked peaches with Lemon Verbena As usual, I couldn't resist the first peaches.  Too pale, too firm, too early.  Just like every y...

Pont de D. Luis I across the Douro at Porto We've been to Portugal enough times to know we're unlikely to bust our budget on t...

Mushrooms by Sylvia Plath Overnight, very Whitely, discreetly, Very quietly Our toes, our noses Take hold on the loam, Acqu...

Basic Country Bread made from the Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson It's June in San Francisco and the thermometer, in what I was as...