Pistachio Butter Birthday Cake

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. – from The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare The waratah flower, native to … More

Pistachio & Rosewater Cake with Cardamom Frosting

— the dusk light, the cloud pattern, recorded always in your heart and the rest of the world — chaos … More

The beetroot is in my roots, borscht in my bloodline. My great grandmother was Ukrainian. The story goes that during … More

Now the leaves are falling fast… – from ‘Autumn Song’, W. H. Auden The day we made these Pear & … More

“I want everything to have a handle, I want everything to be a cup or a tool, I want people … More

It is necessary to pick 150,000 crocuses in order to produce one kilogram of saffron. Soon, she’ll crouch again above … More

“I’m not a prophet / or a stone age man / just a mortal / with the potential of a … More

Christmas is done, and the New Year is almost upon us. We had a quiet Christmas up at my mother-in-law’s … More

The crazy vegetables Uncurled Their tendrills and leaf-crowns, Throbbing bulbs, In the sub-soil The carrot With its red mustaches Was … More

In these days of food blogs and online savvy, I’m relatively picky when it comes to buying cookbooks. I have … More