My friend Matthew Wendel is a very talented chef who worked for President George W. Bush and Laura Bush at their ranch in Crawford, Texas, as well as at Camp David, serving up delicious food to kings, queens, and heads of state. When I heard from him the other day, just as I was ruminating over what would be a transcendent Cinco de Mayo recipe for America’s Table, I knew my quest was over. His Tex-Mex food is incredible (really, […]
Benne Bits Recipe adapted from my friend Lind Vaughan’s version of Benne Bits. Serves: 8 Prep time: 40 minutes, including 20 minutes for roasting seeds, plus 15-25 minutes to bake, depending upon size of crackers
Horse’s Necks Serves: 1 Prep time: 5 minutes Horse’s Necks
You don’t need a reason to have friends over for drinks on a Saturday afternoon, but the Kentucky Derby is one of those light-hearted, easy pleasures – usually on a beautiful sunny day – that just begs to be celebrated. There’s a little something for everyone – the horses, the hats, the whole spectacle of juleps and courtly southern manners – that’s worth tuning into for an hour or so with some good company. I wouldn’t bother with a julep […]
There’s a delicate pink wildflower called spring beauty, which I used to search for after school while playing in the woods of our farm. I hadn’t seen one in decades, and then yesterday, while walking the dogs in Dumbarton Oaks Park, I was amazed to find a range of them thriving underneath a stand of beech trees. It brought back memories of other spring wildflowers – May apples, dogtooth lilies, wild violets and Jack-in-the-pulpits – tucked into hidden spots beside […]
