cookbooks

Minestrone

I adore minestrone. Minestrone is a soup that embodies the best of “seasonal cooking”. Its content depends on what’s good at the market, and almost always contains a bounty of […]

cooking

When someone asks me “What do you like to cook?”, I almost invariably answer “Italian”. If pressed for detail, I sometimes answer “Mediterranean-style vegetable-focused cooking, with a strong preference towards […]

cooking

Chicken with Mustard

A few months ago, I bought “My Paris Kitchen“. It was roughly around this time that I decided to change my habit of rarely cooking directly from cookbooks to more […]

American cuisine

Random Snapshots

Cream of Cauliflower Soup, with Brioche Croutons Roasted Beet Salad, with Watercress, Fennel and Chestnuts Dry-Fried Parsnips, with Lime, Coconut and Dates None of the three dishes above have recipes, […]

food

Vintage Snapshots

cooking

Shrimp and Sprouts

I am really picky when it comes to cookbooks. Before I buy one, I have to ask myself if I could see me using it realistically. By that, I mean […]

cooking

Saturday Snapshot

I first saw mention of this dish in The Silver Spoon, which is as I understand it, the best-selling and most preeminent Italian cookbook of the last half-century. It’s on […]

The Spamwise Chronicles

A blog devoted to the beauty of food.

cookbooks

Minestrone

Zucchine Alla Parmigiana

Chicken with Mustard

Random Snapshots

Vintage Snapshots

Shrimp and Sprouts

Saturday Snapshot