All Four Burners

Why, oh WHY did I buy another 20-pound box of Early Girl seconds? Yet again, I have tomatoes coming out of my ears. This time, instead of simply canning them, they will be turned into super spicy salsa (17 half-pint jars thus far) and marinara sauce (destined for the freezer to aid in future meal […]

I have the moving blues. Don’t get me wrong. I am thrilled to move back to California. Delighted. Primed. It’s just that there’s a whole lot of packing in front of us. As I begin to repack our worldly belongings, I am racked with indecision: “Will I need this in the next three weeks?;” “Will […]

I may have come to terms with autumn. Ah, alluring autumn. Brisk mornings. The crunch of leaves underfoot. Trees dripping with golden and carmine boughs. And the seduction of comfort food. We spent all summer gorging on fresh produce. Now, we have turned to the lure of excess calories required to power through the impending winter. […]

Lamb is possibly the perfect meat. Wait, we need to back up a moment. You need to understand how far I have come from my days of being almost vegetarian. For many years, the only meat I ate was chicken (with the occasional side of bacon). I even referred to it as the “holy bird.”

I am tired. Bone tired. Ok, maybe not bone tired. But certainly brain tired. The depth of my exhaustion was not conducive to being creative or to even going to the farmers market. Instead, I turned to comfort food. The type of food that I end up making during the winter. Spurred by compelling cravings […]