Good + Good for You in Santa Fe, NM
One of the spectacular things about living in a place where there are four distinct seasons is reveling in that change–particularly since this is a fairly new concept to me. The changing of the light. The changing of the weather and waking up to super crisp, almost cold mornings. The changing of the leaves. And…
Soups are not typically high on my list of new or stand-by recipes in the summer months. To keep my interest, soups must be served cold, and that includes gazpacho, cucumber and avocado soups to keep me chill throughout the season. Vichyssoise, my grandmother’s favorite, is also an easy and welcome cold soup than feels both comforting…
When David was a bachelor, he was determined not to live on take-out and TV dinners, so he learned to cook. And he became and remains quite capable in la cocina. To celebrate his love of food and cooking, and maybe to impress some ladies, he would often throw dinner parties for his friends. After he…
This summer has me completely enchanted, which is why I have struggled to find the time to develop meaningful posts and share delicious recipes with you for the last month–and, for that, I apologize, but let me explain. The possible reasons for my utter enchantment could be because never before have I had to wear…
“I smell basil,” said a friend and stopped mid-step to look around. He had barely stepped foot into our patio where a bodacious pot of basil was happily growing and proliferating at a quick pace with Santa Fe’s consummate temperatures. I turned to look at my friend and smiled to acknowledge at his acute sense…
It was an extraordinary and traditional Korean buffet our gracious hostess had lovingly prepared for the dozen guests. Trepidly, they watched as she began to serve dessert for the culmination of the evening’s culinary experience that blew everyone’s minds and palates. Since I made the dessert, I knew what was coming, but I suspect the…
As mercury rises in the summer, my tolerance for hot breakfast foods fades like a golden sunset and doesn’t return until fall when my body starts to crave a big bowl of steaming hot oatmeal. Standard summer breakfast fare options around here include a wide variety of smoothies, even juices, copious amounts of fruit and…
As we dive deeper into the long and lazy days of another summer, my normal routine is to focus on preparing cold foods to fight the torrid heat. Or at least that was the way it was when we lived in Texas, where friends have already been complaining that the triple digits arrived a bit…
Is cooking a metaphor for life? If it is, the lessons life has to teach us sometimes amazes and perplexes me and definitely keeps me cognizant of the possibility and looking for any hidden messages. I cook at home nearly twice a day providing me ample opportunity to make mistakes in the kitchen which always…
