Monthly Archives: January 2012

Just a few days after swearing off marmalade, I found myself slicing up a pound of blood oranges for a small batch.

Scott and I spent most of today rediscovering the many joys of playing with the Wii. We raced in Mario Kart (he won every time) and went head to head in Jeopardy. It was ridiculously fun.

My favorite bit of kitchen workspace, mid-project.

It might look like a basic silicone trivet, but really, it’s my new favorite canning rack.

I finished a project today that I’ve been working on for weeks now. I made an assortment of marmalades for a book my publisher is working on. It was an incredible amount of work and I’m so glad to be … Continue reading →

A long-cooked pork shoulder, cooling in the dining room. This was incredible.

The odds and ends leftover from pickling a pound of kumquats for my Serious Eats column. I’m so enjoying kumquats this year.

Scott got some new LEGO minifigs a couple of days ago and this is my favorite! A butcher, complete with freshly cut steak and cleaver.

I so wish this to be true.

I’ve been a fan of Zoe Strauss’s photography for years now. I so loved her talk at TedXPhilly last year and have been looking forward to her exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art since I first heard it was … Continue reading →