Fig Hash or The Proper Way To Eat An Appetizer, In Society
The proper way to eat a fig, in society, Is to split it in four, holding it by the stump, And open it, so that there is a glittering, rosy, moist, honied, heavy-petalled, four-petalled flower. Then you...
View ArticleLa Brie en Rose
There are some universally acknowledged foods that go together: chocolate and peanut butter, strawberries and champagne, French fries and ketchup, brie and rose petal jam. Haven’t tried brie and rose...
View ArticleBliss and Vinegar
As the saying goes, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, but a friend recently introduced me to one brand of vinegar that might just lure the flies away from the honey pot. Mika is a...
View ArticleThat’s My Jam!
I have a problem with condiments. It’s not the taste (although, don’t get me started on relish), it’s the loitering. As a single person, a bottle of ketchup can sit on the door of my refrigerator for...
View ArticlePickled French Plums – The Condiment You Didn’t Know You Needed
I remember the olden days when fig jam and quince paste were exotic additions to a cheese plate. I used to really feel like an adult serving guests these fancy-pants confitures. It didn’t matter if...
View ArticleYou Say Tomato, I Say Yum!
It’s easy to get in an appetizer rut. I think I have done a hundred different variations on a cheese plate and, while always a crowd pleaser, it’s…well…boring. I have a few other appies on regular...
View ArticleIt’s Pickle Time!
When I’m at the farmer’s market and see that yellow beans are in season, as they are now, I rejoice! That means it’s PICKLE TIME! I’m a big fan of homemade pickles. First, because they are delicious,...
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