Right after Christmas, the temperatures dropped and there was hoarfrost in the mornings. There was a bit of fog and a bit of sun and it made for such beautiful and soft light. I put on my warm coat, hat and gloves and grabbed my camera to go for a morning walk. I was out […]
Winter
Plate to Plate: Moroccan Olives
The sixth Plate to Plate challenge features deliciously spiced olives from Morocco. Let me tell you something: this time the recipe was a real challenge. I was in favor of making something savory, something which could be made as a gift to give, and something that wasn’t difficult to make. Marinated olives sounded like a […]
Gifts From the Kitchen
Every year I like to make something special to give as gifts. One year it was handmade truffles, another my favorite granola. Since I give these in bulk, I try not to make something too time consuming. This year I decided on Risotto. I filled a jar with rice and topped it with dried porcini […]
Quince Waffles
Every year a colleague brings me a bag of quince from her tree. They have been sitting on the counter emitting their lovely aroma for far too long. So I decided to make waffles. The timing was perfect. When I woke up the morning, the ground was covered with the first snow of the season! […]
Plate to Plate: Chocolate Babka
The fourth Plate to Plate challenge features another Yotam Ottolenghi recipe, this time from his “Jerusalem” cookbook. When Jillian suggested a chocolate babka, I was all in. I love a good yeasted sweet bread, one of my favorites being a “nut braid”. My mother has already made this chocolate babka many times and every time […]
Trout with Beans and Radicchio
Recently, I was talking to a colleague while nibbling on a twisted puff pastry appetizer which was flaky on the outside and still deliciously warm and soft in the middle. We got to talking about food and it turns out, he really enjoys cooking. Farther down the conversation, we both decide it’s a pain to […]