A true cook’s worth isn’t measured in dollars or euros. It is not defined by one’s stock portfolio or their ability to evade taxes. Gold bars hold no value. Ingredients are our only currency. We barter in dried morels, hoard vanilla beans and are as stingy as Scrooge when it comes to matcha. “Honey, we’ve […]
January is the most ominous month of the year. It begins with the hopeful pledge that this is the year you’ll change your evil ways and become the person you’ve woefully neglected to morph into up to this point in your life. You’re going to go to the gym every morning at 5am, cut carbs, […]
I am Jack’s slice of chocolate cake. On the surface, I’m unassuming. My cloak is made of mascarpone and whipped cream in the faintest hue of speckled pink. Innocent. Harmless, even. But on the inside, I’m dark, almost black. The yin to your yang. The shadow to your sun. But don’t mistake me for evil, […]
Believe it or not, this is a kid friendly recipe. I know, I was a little surprised too. When I was a kid in the 80s, we made rice crispy treats and cookies loaded with M&Ms. If my mother had suggested we make roasted red peppers instead, I would have said, “woman, is you crazy?!” […]