a one pan cast iron orange chocolate tart perfect for two, perfect for date night, also perfectly acceptable for one or four
a holiday rum negroni for our inner surfer
Do you know how many weird and not terrible but not particularly inspiring Campari drinks I had to consume just to get one worth posting? At last I found it. Something warming but not warm, something holiday but not heavy, a drink to have before the meal. Turns out it’s best to stick with the […]
Kourabiedes: Greek Christmas Cookies w/satsuma and almond
Crisp, slightly citrus, a little nutty, and layered with a fine dusting of snow white powdered sugar. Please enjoy my non traditional take on the traditional Kourabiedes or Greek Christmas Cookie recipe. I’m such a bitch sometimes- most times. But I feel bad about it later, which, I suppose, makes me an insecure bitch. For example: […]
Cranberry Pomegranate Relish- quick, low sugar, no cooking
Persephone leaves the underworld with four pomegranate seeds in her belly. Seeds of winter. She can still taste the fruit, remember how she struggled to stop at just four, licked the bright juice from her fingers, tasted the red stain on her lips. But without fall there can be no spring, without bare branches there […]
fresh orange and banana crepes: inspired by balinese banana pancakes
Last night I dreamt that I was at the airport with a wad of money in pocket and passport in hand eager to go anywhere, anywhere away. That was how I used to do it, pick a destination and go. And all these years later I still remember the heavy tropical air, the shadows cast […]
Orange Rosemary Waffle Eggs Benedict
Orange Rosemary Waffle Eggs Benedict: Light and tender savory waffles topped with ham, a perfectly poached egg and a lighter tangy version of easy blender hollandaise with fresh squeezed orange juice and fresh rosemary. Every Sunday the mister makes us waffles. It is his meal, the only one I haven’t taken over. He used to make […]
Ginger Eggnog Martini: or Why You Should Infuse Your Own Liquor
Why you should infuse your own liquor When I want a twist on a traditional cocktail I look in the spice cabinet. Ginger, Pepper, Cardamom, Coffee. To add these flavors to your cocktails you have two choices, an infused simple syrup or an infused liquor. I’m fickle. Half the time when I make a […]
Satsuma Orange Rooibos Muffins
Satsuma mandarin oranges blended whole with rooibos tea for orangetastic, simple, tender muffins flecked with poppy seeds and topped with an optional orange glaze. Let’s be honest. Okay, I’ll be honest. My ingredient lists are largely dictated by what I have lying around. Rooibos tea. Satsuma oranges. Let’s be really honest. I am not […]
End of Winter Marmalade and Bitter Oranges
Bitter Oranges Stuck where one country ends and the next begins, where the trains and their tracks terminate. To the right a wide river that divides one language from the next spills slowly into the Atlantic. To the left a bridge: too high, too far away to traverse on foot. There is a ferry, but […]
