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Signature Pork Loin
My mother has discovered my blog. I told her about it, but I didn’t make a fuss. And as far as I know, she’s not really that into the World Wide Web so I didn’t push the issue. Then, one day she casually mentions that she saw my blog. Apparently she’s been telling the family about it too. During my trip home for Thanksgiving my cousin says “So, I heard you’re really into cooking now.” I nodded.Then, she puts me on the spot.“What kind of stuff do you like to cook?”“Um, different things. Whatever I think of really,” I said.“Well what’s your signature dish? If you were gonna cook something…
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Free the Tree
Christmas time is near. I love this time of year!..The nip in the air, the comforting foods, the glow of the tree. But wait! My tree isn’t up yet! Traditionally, I prop this dominating figure up the day after Thanksgiving so that we can bask in its glory for at least a month. But this year, the ritual has been delayed. First, by the fact that I was not geographically present. I was hundreds of miles away from home working on my mother’s tree. And it is a fragrant fir – beautifully adorned with blue and silver ornaments. My artificial, reusable tree; however, is in captivity at the moment. It’s…
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Pear Pastries
I’m driven by the ingredients I find in the farmers’ market. I don’t go in there with any expectations, but I usually come out with a seed of creativity blooming in my head. Forelle pears set me off over the weekend. I had never seen anything so enticing and adorable as these tiny pears. To me they looked like a perfect pairing for the puff pastry I had in the freezer. I could see myself slicing and simmering them in a pan with homemade caramel. Then somehow stuffing them into a flaky crust. They turned out to be light, crusty and cute. I think they look like little flowers.IngredientsForelle PearsSugarButterHeavy…
