Posted in Lemon Ginger Muffins, Morning Tea on November 9th, 2008 by Lucy
IT FEELS GOOD to sit here this morning, in a quiet house, cup of tea keeping me warm while I get back to writing. The past two months have been devoted to taking care of the family. Not much creative kitchen energy emerged during that time…just sustenance. My biggest fan passed away. My mom. The queen of culinary standards. We grew up on her love of quality food-and learned to be comfortable cooks as we experimented on our own. It’s no wonder that she spent her last few months only wanting the fresh fruits of summer and the home baking coming out of her daughter’s kitchens. Mom left us in style, just as she lived, and what a great feeling it was to be able to share that comfort and love with her. read more »
Posted in Ratatouille on August 30th, 2008 by Lucy
…OF OUR LABOR, in the garden of course, is a lovely act indeed. Although outside it’s Augtober, crazy days of sun and rain, the produce is ripening and the offerings are abundant and everyone seems to be sharing. Friends of mine run a wonderful nursery tucked within the area of commercial design shops around the old Norm Thompson building in Northwest Portland. Peter has a natural, graceful hand at growing plants and nurturing them to their full beauty. His nursery is filled with clever choices of unique and handsome plants. With a handful of admirers popping in daily to talk shop and lend a hand, Peter has created quite a following. So in perfect style, he and Karen have been cooking and sharing a midday meal in the garden weekly, using some of the seasonal produce grown just for that purpose. read more »
Posted in Vanilla ice cream on August 10th, 2008 by Lucy
THE KITCHEN HAS BEEN QUIET in my house. The oven has kept cool, while the garden heats up. There has been no blog writing and not much time for creating due to a wonderful, but long, run of studio production. Dinners are fast and fresh from the garden. I have been able to pick a random cherry tomato or two so far, but the crop is still on the shy side of ripe. Give it a couple more weeks of sun and I’ll be tomato crazed and wondering why I planted so many plants yet again. The green beans have given the most with a large handful collected almost every day. They are so easy to use well in a cool kitchen. On the shadier side of the garden, the arugula, spinach and bok choy are in full swing. We will be eating well tonight.
Posted in Pebble Beach Granola on June 30th, 2008 by Lucy
THE HEAT HAS ARRIVED, winter is now over and Avalon and I are recreating our summer trips to Hawai’i.
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Posted in Piece of Cake Chocolate cake on June 2nd, 2008 by Lucy
BACK FROM THE KITCHEN with my most widely shared recipe…of course, a chocolate cake. The beauty of this cake is in the ease of putting it together. You basically can’t mess up. Get out your mixing bowl, and literally add each ingredient one after the other until they are all in there well mixed. No fancy techniques needed at all. A piece of cake.
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Posted in RECIPES on June 1st, 2008 by Lucy
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