It was a tough call to decide if a recipe from Michigan should feature luscious Michigan tomatoes, or their famous juicy cherries. I have great recipes for both from my friend Debbie Dingell, a lifelong Michigander who also happens to be running for Congress in the western suburbs of Detroit. This congressional seat is currently held by her husband, John Dingell, who has served in Congress longer than any other person in history. I’ve known Debbie for over twenty-five years. […]
Last week and three pounds ago I spent a week in Los Angeles. If you care about food, it’s about the best place there is to see what’s coming to America’s tables. The cutting edge of food is like a blunt instrument, compared to what’s cooking in LA – and I barely scratched the surface in a week’s time. Vegan Mexican, Asian fusion, Korean BBQ, the farmer’s markets – it’s total sensory overload. I want to focus on the clever, […]
Cocktail parties are the most versatile party to give. You can pack together a group of people – as many as you like, and they don’t need to know each other at all (in fact it’s more fun if they don’t). It ‘s a graceful way to make matches for business or romance without the pressure of guests having to spend an entire meal together. When a party gets buzzy and laughter rolls around the room, it’s magical. Guests have […]
Today’s post relates to a serious subject: the level of pesticides present in the food we eat. I was shocked to learn what the numbers on the stick-on labels of fresh fruit and vegetables actually mean. I thought they were for scanning the price of the items, but that is only one purpose of the PLU, or price lookup number. Here’s what else it means: -If there are four numbers in the PLU, the produce was grown with the use […]
This is such a luscious time of year! The stone fruits, the bountiful green vegetables piled up at roadside stands and farmer’s markets – they beckon to us to cook for ourselves and enjoy the sensual pleasure of creating something delicious. It’s a great time to invite a few friends over for a drink, and whip up some hors d’oeuvres out of all this irresistible produce. (By the way, “hors d’oeuvres” is one of the hardest words to spell, and […]
