The Closet Gastronome

As an apple tree among the trees of the forest ,    so is my beloved among the young men . With great delight I sat in his shadow ,     and ...

“He who does not take the time to conquer the artichoke by stages does not deserve to penetrate to its heart. There are no short cuts in lif...

F igs. It's not the misspelled name of those farmed animals where we get our breakfast smoked bacon and holiday ham from—forgive m...

Pain à la courge / Pan de calabaza / Pane di zucca / Pumpkin bread Bahay kubo, kahit munti, Ang halaman doon, ay sari–sari.....

Love it, hate it, or don't care at all—today is still  π (" pi ") day.  😊 ( Coincidentally, it also happens to be Albert ...

My modest attempt of a watercolour rendition of my Coconut–Nectarine Tart and Roasted Harissa–rubbed Chicken with Salade Composée and Avo...

( media : pastel à l'huile / oil pastels on plain A4 paper) “ ...If you give a man a fish he is hungry again in an hour. If...