Khachapuri – the Pie You’ll Want to Eat the Whole of After Hiking up and down the Entire Caucasus (And Some Awesome News!)

In all of my travels, I have never actually been to Georgia. And yet, I think of it fondly and often where it comes to its food and wine, for the Russians who have controlled this amazing part of the Caucasus on and off throughout its turbulent history, have done it at least this one favor – they have popularized its amazing cuisine and wine culture far … Continue reading Khachapuri – the Pie You’ll Want to Eat the Whole of After Hiking up and down the Entire Caucasus (And Some Awesome News!)

Risotto with Fresh Porcini and Dried Black Trumpet Mushrooms

I had friends coming over yesterday evening, and needed a few things – and the morning was so pretty that I decided to take a walk in the sun, do the shopping, and then come home and cook.  Risotto ai funghi porcini was in the plans, but the plans were to use a bagful of last weekends’ prepared-and-frozen mushrooms.  Plans change. Plans change when you … Continue reading Risotto with Fresh Porcini and Dried Black Trumpet Mushrooms

(Really Good) Emergency Cookies

Some days things go sideways for the ones we love.  Their train is late, or they miss it, and then it rains and the meetings are too long and the evening can’t come soon enough.  And recently T had one of those days.  The solution?  Cookies.  What, did you think cookies stopped making everything better just because you grew up? Of course not.  Of all … Continue reading (Really Good) Emergency Cookies