Gathering Paradise

Coconut curried greens

A grad student’s routine, nostalgia for a Cambridge food truck, and a dare…

Tombé du ciel: Cherry Clafoutis

The cherry custard tart that fell from the heavens.

A preview of summer seafood

It’s still spring according to both the calendar and to my itchy eyes and nose — but temperatures rose above ninety degrees in New England, and I’m craving the sort of meal you’d eat while sitting outdoors on metal furniture as the smells of a bistro grace the heavy summer air.

Bicycle Haiku

Spring is beginning to cut into this year’s dance of seasons. As if the world is responding to my thoughts, a line of geese just flew above my house. I’ve spent lots of time outdoors these past few winters — this year walking to work most mornings, and biking in past years.

Repost: Ground Beef

Spring is here, and the squirrels are digging up treasures! I saw two squirrels fighting over an acorn yesterday. One of…

The changing of seasons, a return of birdsong, a promise of blooms to come.