Journal

I was officially crowned Focaccia-mama by my kids as my bake was being devoured, admittedly while I was tooting my horn prancing around the kitchen full of pride as I mastered the Ligurian Focaccia recipe from Salt Fat Acid Heat.

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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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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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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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