Mother’s Day
We raised our glasses to Mother’s Day— “Thank you, but really,” my mother said, her own glass held high, “to my children.” So we toasted the two slouches who sat […]
Author Archives: foodisforever
E lei i lei
Scenes from the annual company Lei Day lunch. “Huu, sign of the times, the poi cup.” Hawaiian plate by Laverne’s. Fried fish by Accounting Dept. Pineapple upside down cake by […]
In bloom
April showers brought May flowers to my lemon tree only (which still bears the fruit of last May), but after recently discovering iron phosphate (an organic slug bait) I can […]
White Miso and Red Curry Roast Kabocha
Last month, we finally met her. We stood in line for the better part of an hour– not because it was a very long queue (we came late to the […]
Easter Grinch
In retrospect, I really did everything I could to steal the fun from Easter this year. Part of the annual tradition is a month or so of hungry anxiety spent mulling […]
Sake Namasu
Still living the zen life sans home computer and Photoshop, but found these old snapshots in the couch cushions. A namasu impromptu: stowaway sake in the back of the fridge; […]
Hotter (and hotter) than hot
I have a thing for spicy food. Well, maybe it’s more than a thing. Pizza? I want it soaked in Sriracha. Manapua? Ditto. Meat, fish, poultry, rice, pasta? Pour it […]
Coconut chicken
Once the contents of all my closets and chests were restored, and the floors were mopped (the burglars wore boots) and the insurance claims filed and all the accounts re-secured and the locks […]
Spring Lamb
The tilt and turn of the earth have brought us back to where we were last year, and while that may not mean much in Fahrenheit at Latitude 21, it […]
New Haven
Trend-setting. Vastly influential. Innovative. Global. What city are you thinking of? Me, too: New Haven, Connecticut. Yes. This zero-supermarket town two hours from Manhattan and five minutes from nothing good […]
