A taste of Cato Corner Farm

If you’re ever at a loss for what to do when a giant, stinky box of cheese arrives at your doorstep, go buy a good bottle of wine, a good baguette, and invite some friends over.  Or just keep the smelly goodness to yourself — your preference.  We recently got such a package from Cato [...]

Cauliflower? Delicious?

Hell yes.
I’d even tell you the recipe if I had time.  Good thing it’s simple.  Preheat your oven to something like 400ºF/200ºC. Toss cauliflower florets and plain white button mushrooms in oil, with a bit of salt, a teaspoon or so of freshly cracked coriander seeds, and some paprika (to taste — I love the [...]

New York in January

It’s 3 weeks until the thesis is due, and let’s face it, if you’re in the US, you’re more interested in superbowl recaps or hangover potions after a long night in front of the telly. So I’ll get to the point: we just spent two days in New York (overnight! for cheap!) and, oh, if [...]

Wintry onion soup

Simple, gorgeous onion soup — perfect for a winter day.

Fast food

Sometimes, life gets a little absurd. Recently, I’ve been letting my dissertation take over every waking hour, because, well, someday, I want to get out of here, move on, and do something (anything) with my life that people might actually be interested in. I mean more than the 30 or so people in my field, [...]