I’ve been itching for an opportunity to write about the French table and kitchen linen specialists, Coucke. Seeing as we’re considering the voluptuous eggplant in the coming week and Coucke has a line of beautiful eggplant inspired dishtowels, well, here’s my chance. The brand has been [Read more]
Archive for October, 2011
Visiting a Napa Valley Winery During the “Crush”
I was lucky enough to have been invited to the Louis M. Martini Winery in St. Helena, Napa Valley, earlier this month. This is a wonderful place to visit anytime of the year, but especially so in October when the the vineyards and wineries are a hive of activity. During a period of about 4 [Read more]
This Week in the Garden
This week, I was in Mexico (sigh, it was amazing). But while I was away I worried about my garden. The closest thing we have to an automated sprinkler system is when I email my husband and remind him to water the plants, so there was a chance things were going to be in rough [Read more]
Book Review: Cooking from “The New Southern-Latino Table”
Sometimes great recipes are found in unlikely places. My favorite chocolate chip cookies are still the ones I learnt to make 15 years ago in my Home Economics class from a uninspiring manual in Times Roman font. When making cupcakes, my go-to is the simple formula on the back of a packet of self-raising flour. [Read more]