When I first started throwing parties in Los Angeles I was a bit of a control freak about it. I insisted on making everything myself, not letting my friends bring a drop of alcohol or a stitch of food. I delighted in planning out an entire party menu, perfectly tuned to my tastes and Read more…
Category:Cooking & Recipes
Dec
22
2009
The Best Gift Ever
Greg and I had our little Christmas this evening and he surprised me with this sign for the kitchen. It's just like the one my mom had in her kitchen. Poor Greg, all I got him was some ski pants (well, that and half of our trip to New Orleans in February.)
Dec
18
2009
Eggplant Parmesan Stacks
This is a recipe I created for an evening we had with some friends who came over to help us trim our Christmas tree a couple of weeks ago. I'd made eggplant parmesan a few times this fall (those beautiful, shiny eggplants are just too good to pass up in the produce section sometimes) and Read more…
Dec
17
2009
The Only Red Sauce You’ll Ever Need
Well, at least it's the only red sauce I'll ever need. When I first started cooking I really made a mess of every red sauce I tried to make. It was pretty easy to do. How? With too many spices. Americans love to over-spice Italian food, throwing in all manner of too much thyme, oregano, Read more…
Dec
11
2009
Curried Butternut Squash Soup
One of the things I regret most about losing my mother so early is that she never got to see my food tastes evolve. She died when I was eighteen and just coming out of almost a decade of pickiness. She used to joke that I was on a "white diet," meaning that I only Read more…
Dec
07
2009
Welcome to My Kitchen
My relationship with food is inextricably linked to my mother. She's the one who taught me to cook and she's the one who taught me to love food. Pretty much every fond memory I have of her takes place in the kitchen. I don't really know who taught her to cook, her mother I guess, Read more…
