Summer ended last week and with it the last of the season’s peaches. So it seemed only fitting to have them go out in a blaze of glory as a tart. Since they were so perfectly ripe, only a slight dusting of sugar was needed, then into a simple, homemade crust they went. After about […]
In keeping with the debut of the “Cooking Chronicles” on this blog, I have selected Heat, by Bill Buford, as this Friday’s recommended risk reading. Heat is a lively, insightful account of Buford’s experience as an amateur cook in the kitchen of renowned chef Mario Batali. Buford abandons the security of his desk job to […]
There’s really only one sure-fire way to use up the tomatoes that are coming out of the garden right now in epic numbers, and that is to turn the little beasties into sauce. This is easier than it might appear. The secret is having the right equipment; in this case, a food mill. This wonder […]
I’ve decided to start adding my thoughts and experience regarding cooking, which is one of my favorite activities. Cooking offers some parallels to the overall theme of risk-taking I’m so fond of extolling in these pages. That’s what I hope to explore anyway. At its best, cooking is improvisational, highly creative, personal, which could well […]