A first attempt at Ethiopian food

As much as I dread winter, I tend to do my best cooking then, when the warmth of the oven is welcoming, and work keeps my fingers warm and occupied in the long months before spring arrives and frees me from the cold.  When a snowstorm hits, and all the town is back from scavenging [...]

Comfort soup

Inspiration comes from the oddest places sometimes. A flicker of memory, a random happenstance, or the simple fact that you have something that NEEDS to be used up in the fridge. This soup is a confluence of all three events, spaced over a few procrastinatory days. A half head of cabbage, begging to [...]

Simplest thing in the world

Mashed potatoes + cabbage sautéed in butter = GENIUS.

Ok. Maybe I’m getting a little ahead of myself. But it’s creamy and a bit crunchy and savory and … have you smelled cabbage when it’s cooked in a bit of butter, and mixed with a bit of salt and pepper? After the first minute [...]