Kim Schiffer is a dear friend and the guide of October’s program in Spain, Granada: Cooking Intensive Program in the Alpujarras Mountains. This recipe for Artichokes with Spanish Black Oliver Aioli is one of several she teaches during this culinary-intensive cooking program.
Fava beans. A common sight on Florentine tables in May eaten with pecorino cheese, and in this recipe with fellow spring vegetables of artichokes and peas.
Waking up to a new day can sometimes be joyful, sometimes groggy, sometimes neither here nor there. I wake up slowly, with a state of mind that is not quite ready for the world. My impetus is to stay connected to the dreamy state, awake. This morning, I ease into …
Iridescent fish stare up, their eyes dead as dead, saying, “Pick me! Pick me!” Like a puppy panting at the pet store, no sentient being wants to let their life be for naught, even if they are dead to this world. Minestra di pesce. Fish soup. That’s what I needed. My stomach had …
The Boulder Weekly: “The Transformative Power of Travel and Food” by Cayte Bosler |The Boulder Weekly, February 21, 2013 | “Cooking is never a chore for Markel. It’s an adventure.”
To be invited into a chef’s kitchen is an intimate gesture. He (or she!) allows you to see the inner workings of his mind, like a personal laboratorio. It is my great pleasure to work with Fabio Picchi, the chef, owner, and genius behind the culinary kingdom of Cibreo in …
For one jar of preserved lemons: (canning jar with plastic or rubber lid covering is best) 5 – 6 small organic or meyer lemons Sea salt (enough for stuffing a few T into each quartered lemon) Cut the lemon from top to bottom in quarters, but not all the way …
Everyone, including me has had reservations about India. It’s large. Daunting and Deep. It’s one of those places that intrepid travelers go. Those of us that are strong, curious, and unaffected by the extreme. We have heard stories from our friends, and friends friends, about coming home with their lives …
The first thing I do when I wake up in the Alpujarras mountains at the foot of the Sierra Nevada is put on my shoes. The earlier the better, even with a brisk chill in the air. I head happily through the village and down the trail to the fuentes …
