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Thai Rice Soup (Khao Tom)
This dreamy Thai Rice Soup is the perfect dish to warm you up.
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Creamy Tomato Soup
Fall in New England It’s here! Almost. The grass is drying out, leaves are tipped with red, some are already bright yellow, and even though it’s still hot and sunny, I’m so ready. Ready for my first fall in New England!!!! I love every season, the changes, the newness that each one ushers in. Different menus and cravings and clothes and activities. Even fall, this season of death is so beautiful to me. I’ve lived all over the U.S. and experienced fall in all its beauty, except for fall in New England. It sounds so quaint and idyllic, doesn’t it? And I’m ready for it. Bring on the small town…
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Come Back to Me Lemon essay on Feminine Collective
I’d be honored if you’d click over to Feminine Collective and read my essay, Come Back to Me Lemon published on April 30. My mom and food, well they are so connected in my life, in my memories. Probably the strongest memories I have are cemented in the tastes, the aromas, the ceremonies around food and people I love. When she died, my love for cooking left with her for a while… “Lemon added beauty to every savory and sweet item on my menu of life. The citrus, the acid, the zing it brought to so many dishes. Lemon infused my cooking, my life with brightness, just like my mother…
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Showing Up
What do you do when something you love that’s creative, that normally gives you energy, purpose, enjoyment, instead just drags you down? Even though it’s late summer, a gorgeous one, and the garden and farmers’ markets are bursting with fresh deliciousness, I have to admit, I’m in a cooking funk. For someone who loves to cook and loves food with a passion, this does not feel good. I even went to the library with the kids this week and checked out a bunch of cookbooks hoping to get inspired and I felt blah about all of them, just like I’m feeling blah about my kitchen and cooking these days.…
