Journal

New Years Day Teen Tea

New Years Day Teen Tea

Today I turned ripe pears in to Mom's Skillet Pear Cake from Bi-Rite Market,s Eat Good Food Cookbook. While the cake was in the oven, I  invited the group of teen girls waking up from a New Year's sleepover for an impromptu tea party.

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Chez Panisse Celebration

Chez Panisse Celebration

Every time I make Summer Vegetable Soup with Pistou, I think back to this moment seven years ago, when my daughter Eva and I joined the Chez Panisse 40th Anniversary Celebration, making our family favorite for hundreds, including Alice Waters.

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Special Tomato Crostata

Special Tomato Crostata

It's tomato season at the farmer's market. Every week I think I am buying too many but we make our way through all of them. I do not know why it took me so long to track down this amazing recipe.

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Summer Peach Pie

Summer Peach Pie

My children came home on Saturday after a week away, a homecoming that provided the perfect opportunity to make a favorite dessert. My daughter and I both hold pie as the ultimate Summer dessert.

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