Monthly Archives: August 2010

Once a year, I make raspberry jam. Most of the berries I picked last night went into the canning pot tonight, with just enough sugar to hold things together and a bit of lime juice. I think it’s pretty much … Continue reading →

An afternoon at Mood’s Farm Market, picking raspberries and buying half a bushel of nectarines. I live for the fruit of summer.

Last week, the LA Times ran a story about canning and they included me! Thanks so much to Carol for popping her copy into the mail for me!

I am sad this picture is out of focus, but it delights me so that I couldn’t bear not to choose it as today’s featured image. It is of Audra and Kate laughing away, as Audra empties the contents of … Continue reading →

Confession time. I don’t know how it happened, but I didn’t manage to take a single picture on Saturday, August 7th. I taught a class in the morning, went to a farmers market, made myself lunch, spent a couple of … Continue reading →

Sungold tomatoes. Basil. Parsley. Lemon juice. Salt. Pepper. Truffle oil. Divine.

The sunset down Walnut Street. Such a gorgeous summer evening.

The canned goods that are currently hanging out on my dining room table. It’s a bit of a mess right now, but there will be lots of delicious things to eat come winter.

Cooking up a big mess of swiss chard from the CSA and the garden. Eaten atop pizza. Mmm.