A pinch of saffron, on sweetened condensed milk
Swirl, do not stir, do not shake
Category: Recipes
Raw Beetroot on Risotto
It took decades to understand the beauty of a beetroot. I believe not to be the only person to have been perverted by being exposed to this root in its cooked, or preserved state, rather than knowing it as a raw ingredient, intaking it for its vibrance, rich taste, and intense hue. Today it occurred… Continue reading Raw Beetroot on Risotto
Vialone nano rice, muscovado, saffron, nutmeg, star anise, cardamom, cloves , vanilla
Going for a hue, while knowing it is about the taste
Saffron, coffee (La Colombe’s Corsica blend)
Plantains, with cardamom, cloves, and cumin, in Chardonnay
Step by Step
Arborio rice, saffron, sugar, vanilla, milk, wait, serve…
Green Asparagus Soup
Asparagus, garlic, Chardonnay, and olive oil
Life begins…
The Bosc Pears Process (12.14.21) — saffron, blueberries, sugar, vodka
The Blueberry Reduction Process (12.14.21) — vanilla, blueberries
Vanilla pod, over blueberries, over ginger
The Bosc Pears Process (12.14.21) — saffron
The Blueberry Reduction Process (12.14.21)
Ginger root
The Bosc Pears Process (12.14.21)
A slice of cornbread with butter, and a coffee
Blueberry - red banana - cornbread
Clove Coffee
Bay Leaf and Star Anise, before meeting Coffee Seeds in the Mill
A Black Tahini, with baguette
Black sesame seeds, olive oil, cumin
One of my daily poems
Humble Magnificence
Three moments I recall as experiences of highest pleasure for my palate. While vacationing in Tenerife around the mid 1990’s, I ordered a simple salad to accompany a goat dish. Around 2012, it was a rack of lamb, preceded by mozzarella and tomatoes. In 2014, I smoked a Cuaba Salomones in Tokyo. That goat, those… Continue reading Humble Magnificence
Black Tahini
Black sesame with olive oil, on sweetbread
(all just in the idea that a hummus could be a manual process but one in an almost instantaneously bursting birth, rather than arduous hours of labor and waiting)
Fennel, cumin, coriander, caraway, black sesame, cinnamon, salt
Sila Blume 