i’m not exactly known for being a fan of the nashville restaurant scene. and that statement right there is one that gets me in a world of trouble around these parts. but it’s the very statement that launched ceF – and in 2 1/2 years i still stand by it firmly. dining out in this […]
Entries Tagged as 'fruit'
city house beet and persimmon salad
November 24th, 2009 · 25 Comments
Tags: fruit · restaurants · salad · vegetables
duck and figs
September 16th, 2009 · 26 Comments
the duck breasts had been in my freezer since last november. they were vacuum sealed by d’artagnan, wrapped in freezer paper and although shoved to the back of a bin, i hadn’t forgotten. i just hadn’t heard them calling. until the figs…
blah.ging
August 24th, 2009 · 1,360 Comments
t a sampling of some fresh picked wine berries, huckleberries and wild blackberries – a gift from my friend jack on my birthday last month it’s not that i’m not cooking. because i am. there are gatherings of friends and just plain hungriness resulting in well, dinner. i even sometimes whip out the nikon and snap […]
Tags: baking · beans · corn · dessert · eggs · farro · fruit · lamb · pizza · salad · tomatoes · travel
tangelo flan brulee
March 26th, 2009 · 1,292 Comments
the flan was created due to sheer necessity. i had read a post over at ‘the pie lady’ and could NOT get it off my mind. like at all. like i really tried. yet it haunted me. even taunted me, until i could no longer resist the urge. but brittany’s recipe called for the wonderful […]
grilled peaches
September 22nd, 2008 · 38 Comments
since i believe in the law of averages, and my last post was a novella (bless those of you that read…), i give to you the grilled peach in 100 words. i sat these georgia beauties cut side down in some olive oil and then sprinkled them with a good flakey salt. after a trip […]
Tags: dessert · fish · fruit · greens
not feeding/feeding
September 19th, 2008 · 781 Comments
my rss feeder broke. and i didn’t realize it for 3 months. mostly because i (still) don’t even understand what exactly an rss feeder is, or what it does – talk about being oh so techno savvy… but my stat’s were dropping off and well, try as i might to just ignore the cold […]
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clafouti and an open apology to eric ripert
August 20th, 2008 · 960 Comments
a clafouti as deflated as my ego… dear mr. ripert, i am a long time fan of le bernardin and an avid reader of your new blog, avec eric. i eagerly await the new book being released this autumn and may i also take this opportunity to tell you that i absolutely adore ‘a return […]
