Looking at the world from my small rural acres in the Blue Ridge.
At 8 o’clock this morning while sipping my first cup of coffee this is what my central work area looked like. Beginning at the far top left are the four loaves of sourdough raising (I kneaded them and got them in their pans as the…
It’s been a warm (65 degree!), muddy, overcast, shaggy winter day in my yard; weather just perfect for pruning and leaf raking. There are two whopping big brush piles waiting to be burned when the wind dies down. This is the season to look at…
Someone asked me for the recipe and I’m glad to share my method but you will notice that this is more a detailed guide than a traditional recipe. I do that because some basics (like many soups) are best learned as guidelines; using what you…
On Saturday, June 22, 2019 I will be celebrating the early summer 224 years ago when Chef James Hemings cooked at Monticello. Archaeologists have recently uncovered the original hearth and stew stoves on which Hemings taught his brother Peter the art of French cookery. Together…
Perhaps because so much out in the world seems uncertain this winter has seemed a bit drear but I always look forward to spring . . . A wind swept beach was my Thanksgiving destination late last November. It was windy and chilly and blew…