Monthly Archives: October 2009 Poor Mark Bittman received a lashing from a number of outspoken readers when he took on the humble arepa last month, and apparently slaughtered it. So I was thrilled when my friend Jessica brought pumpkin arepas to my dinner party last Saturday. Having received guidance from her Colombian boyfriend, she understood the important distinction Mr....  On Saturday night I hosted the first in a series of themed dinner parties in which guests prepare dishes that are unified by a single ingredient. October was easy – pumpkin. I decked the house out in a tamer iteration of the ramshackle Grey Gardens interior, screened Burnt Offerings and The Exorcist silently on the... by Kimberley show 10 comments  This week I began volunteering with 18 Reasons, a first-of-its-kind community center dedicated to food and food culture. Really, there is no better fit for me and volunteerism than this place. And what a lovely way to begin. The tiny space hosted a cookbook swap that was impressively flush with books that would make any... by Kimberley no comments  This fellow Jasper was invited by a bunch of uncles to go on a fly fishing trip in Alaska. First there was the conventional flight to Anchorage, then a puddle jumper to some remote island tucked into Alaska’s impressive archipelago, and from there a journey deep into the Alaskan bush that isn’t accessible by vehicle.... by Kimberley show 4 comments  My roommate came home with these beautiful eggs from a recent visit to Pie Ranch, one of the farms that supplies the awesome Mission Pie with produce for their fantastic pies. by Kimberley show 2 comments |
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