Editor’s note: As we shelter in place during a global pandemic, it seems like a good time to revisit Simona Carini’s take on M.F.K. Fisher’s wartime rationing recipes and reflections, first printed here July 3, 2008. Of the books penned by legendary food writer M.F.K. Fisher (1908-1992) that I have so far read, my favorite […]
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Of Penguins and Chickpeas
Fifteen years ago, my husband and I visited New Zealand for the first time. One day we kayaked in the Kenepuru Sound, located in the country’s South Island. It was a memorable day because, while paddling, I saw my first penguin: It was what’s called a little penguin, a specimen of the smallest species, also […]
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Pretty in Purple
The word broccoli conjures up the image of a dark green globe of close-knit florets but not all broccoli is created green. Some years ago, Janet Czarnecki of Redwood Roots Farm introduced me to purple sprouting broccoli as part of the farm’s winter CSA share and I will be forever grateful for that encounter. Many […]
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Looking Back, Moving Forward
As 2019 was drawing to a close, I saw reviews covering the last decade in terms of books, movies, music. I decided that, before writing something new, I would also look back and get a sense of the road traveled from March 1, 2007, when the first piece with my byline appeared on this space. […]