So there was this storm, you might have heard. Wind, water, live wires, and explosions. People lost power, homes, and lives. Even lost children. As a former New Orleans resident who had just left the …
Spiced Pear, Gorgonzola, and Toasted Walnut Pie in a Buttermilk Leaf Lard Crust: A Pie Party
“It’s hard to get together when the streets are so wide it’s harder to love when it’s easy to hide. So when the leaves fall… give all that you get to Tendernessee.”–Big Kitty, …
Ricotta & Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Buttermilk Mornay, Fresh Figs, and Pancetta
So. I made this gnocchi on TV today. Wait. Let me rephrase that. I attempted to demonstrate how to make this gnocchi dough on TV today. What I actually did was just kind of mush my hands around in a …
Toasted Oak Ice Cream with Smoked Sea Salt & Lapsang Souchong Caramel Swirl
Last autumn seemed the most vibrant & animate one I’d ever seen, maybe the only one I’d ever really seen since I was a child. It was my first sober autumn in my adult life and so terribly, …
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White Peach, Rose, & Basil Hand Pies
Sometimes I get this resplendent feeling. It starts in the pit of my stomach. I can feel it pressing against my ribs and radiating out of my finger tips. A coniferous forest rises up around me. It’s …
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Summer Squash Salad with Mint, Feta, and Black Truffle Salt
Yesterday we had an argument in the middle of the sidewalk, and we had squash salad. The squash salad made some degree of sense. The argument, however, was a chimera, a figment with no fangs. It came …
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