Listen to Laura's podcast of this food essay by clicking the arrow below: Summer has certainly been elusive this year, but it’s still summer. Its exuberant harvest is glutting our fields and markets despite the weather’s ups and … [Read more...]
In search of the honest apricot
Listen to Laura's podcast of this food essay by clicking the arrow below: I’ll go back to the beginning…. I remember sitting on the backsteps under a punitive August sun, basting a rock, pretending it was a roast. I was three. … [Read more...]
Eggs: a big story for a simple food
Freshness in eggs is the number one criterion for taste, but feed and breed are also important. Eggs are not to be taken for granted. A good one is to be treasured, a chest of gold... And a very good one is much harder to find than it should be. … [Read more...]