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Sourdough Waffles

I know: with this post I have officially destroyed any lingering sympathy you might have had for my third bout with COVID. And your suspicions are well-founded. As I’m one of the very fortunate folks for whom the virus is no worse than a middling cold, my COVID infections have all essentially been a staycation,Continue reading “Sourdough Waffles”

Living in…a Skye Croft House

I’ve wanted to live on the Isle of Skye since the first time I set foot on it back in 1993. It’s the most beautiful place I’ve ever been. I’ve revisited the island twice in the intervening years, and each time the pull of the place only intensified, like a kind of tide in myContinue reading “Living in…a Skye Croft House”

Experimental Supper Club #8

The clam fritters were a disappointment, but the lamb ragu was good and everyone loved the cocktail, the carrot salad, and the rice pudding, which is a family recipe from Rene Redzepi’s partner….

One-Minute Reviews

So, the bad news is I have COVID again (Hat Trick). The good news is (a) COVID has never been too mean to me and (b) I’ll be posting to the blog a lot more this week! Starting with super-fast reviews of a bunch of books and audiobooks I cleared over the holidays: Americanah, ChimamandaContinue reading “One-Minute Reviews”

Letter of Recommendation: Songs of Joy & Peace

I’m a little late with this one, but hey! There are still technically 2 days left to Christmas…. Yo-Yo Ma’s Songs of Joy & Peace is perfect for the season–festive and restful and not too Christmasy, for folks who are perhaps not as pro-Christmas as I am. The pieces are almost all collaborations and areContinue reading “Letter of Recommendation: Songs of Joy & Peace”

Chef-y Recipes

I called a recipe chef-y the other week—I think it was this one—and one of my Experimental Supper Club buddies asked me what I meant by that. I thought about it and said something like, “A chef-y recipe calls for like 2 more hands, 4 more ingredients, and 8 more hours than you’ve got.” IContinue reading “Chef-y Recipes”

Baby sushi

youtube.com/watch Happy New Year!!

Merry Xmas from ATEEZ!

youtube.com/watch Yes, they have a new album out. No, it is not that great (though “Silver Light” is really beautiful). But this dance practice where they’re all dressed up as Mito the black moon rabbit (this year was the year of the rabbit in the lunar calendar) is super adorable and festive.

“Theodore…Where’s Chippy?”

Sorry, can’t resist reposting this one

Victorian Blue-and-White Christmas

Full disclosure: I don’t actually have that many Victorian-era decor items other than a set of paper houses I cut out when I was a kid and a pre-Raphaelite tree angel I think I bought from the Met catalogue 30 years ago. So around my place, “Victorian” kinda means “more is more” and also “putContinue reading “Victorian Blue-and-White Christmas”