August 3, 2009
My mama and I have this ritual lately where we go to the Mt. View farmer’s market on Sunday mornings. The market here in the Bay Area is unreal- it’s such a vibrant celebration of vegetables and fruits, the way I have never seen in NYC. There’s so much energy and color- even street musicians, […]
July 7, 2009
Elephant Garlic growing in my family’s garden in Northern California.
July 3, 2009
I don’t get it- caramelizing onions looks like it would be so easy, right??? But somehow, I’m always fucking it up, every time. I watched this video online (the guy is kinda cute!) and thought alright, I can do this. WRONG!!! It was all going so well- I chopped the onions, added oil, butter and […]
June 30, 2009
Artichoke plant in Santa Barbara, CA. Taken June 2009.© erin gleeson
June 2, 2009
The word “blanched” is just a fancy way of saying “briefly boiled.” It’s my favorite kind of cooking: boil water, add vegetable, pour into colander seconds later. That’s it! This is what I do with bok choy when I buy it by the bagful in Chinatown or the local Asian grocer. It’s super cheap and […]
May 25, 2009
While my laziness usually outshines my brilliance in the kitchen, once in a while the stars align and I come up with a dish that is pretty damn awesome (but still in line with my laziness- I keep it real!). I found Japanese eggplant (tends to be slender with softer skin than the chubby American […]
May 10, 2009
On a recent trip to see my family in Sonoma County, I took some photos in my Mom’s beautiful little vegetable garden that is surrounded by redwood trees. My dad built all the raised beds and my brother Ryan (who is an amazing gardner) has helped plant all sorts of wonderful things. It’s so fun […]
December 13, 2008
Probably one of the most labor intensive soups I’ve made next to home-made pho. I had this notion in my mind of borscht as a cold beet soup and therefore the thought never occurred to me to make it or like it. But Aya basically held a gun to my head and made me make […]
October 9, 2008
This is great. My colleague Miho told me about it. The deal is, you sign up for an e-mail subscription that this farm, Nihon Yasai, sends every weekend, and order mixed vegetable box for $30 plus shipping, or you can get individual vegetables to be delivered on Thursday. Daikon was 20 inches long, thicker than […]
March 23, 2008
Jesus is just alright with me Jesus is just alright, oh yeah– Doobie Brothers Religiously speaking, I am godless. I am a gluttonous heathen, afterall. If hard pressed, I suppose I would say I’m a non-practicing Buddhist, but that’s only because my dad makes me pray to his little shrine whenever I go to his […]