Wild things in February: Rose Hips
Every summer in Southern California, the roses give way to buds, and the green rose hips start to appear. By late September, they are bright red, tiny little things, beckoning the eye when everything around is a blaze of yellow and orange. Everywhere else in the country, rose hips are a few of the only [...]
Moroccan Kefta Tagine
I’ve been trying to incorporate more lentils in my diet. It’s Jamie’s fault really– he’s on a quest for six-pack abs, and I am being the supportive wife (because really, I quite like this idea). So he’s doing a slow-carb diet, after reading Tim Ferriss’ ‘The 4-Hour Body’. Which basically means meat, vegetables, and legumes. [...]
Lemon pudding cake
I hope you don’t mind another lemon recipe. They might be rolling out while they’re still in season. I’ll try not to wax poetic this time, since I’ve made my feelings abundantly clear. This pudding cake looks complicated. I mean, it IS complicated, but it’s also super easy. You mix everything together, then fold in [...]
Meyer Lemon Tart
I was hanging out with my friend Lorraine the other day, chatting about food, and farms, and the kinds of things that people chat about when they both love food and nutrition and stuff like that. Anyway, we’re at her house, and she mentioned that their meyer lemon tree is in fruit, and would I [...]
Blood orange panna cotta.
Jam and I were woken at 2am by screaming last Saturday night, the night before we were to leave on a ski trip. Our neighbour, Daisy, was coming home from a party, and saw sparks flying from the back garden– she went to see what it was, and the back quarter of the garden was [...]
Chicken and apricot salad
If you’re anything like me, you probably get quite sick of chicken. I eat fairly often, for blood sugar regulation purposes, and it’s usually small amounts of protein and fat. When my doctor first suggested it, my first thought was “wooohoo– more food!” (in fact, it came with a warning of possible weight gain, which [...]
