Steak No.1

I haven't cooked a steak in about 20 years I'd say, not being much of a beef eater. But Quoc's cousin Sandy got us a stack of filet mignon so we'll be enjoying them over the next wee while. Here's version 1. It's done with a huitlacoche butter and goat cheese chive mashed potaotes. THe huitlacoche butter is amazing with grilled corn too for the summer.

huitlacoche butter [ huitlacoche, onion, garlic, epazote (or oregano), jalapeño, butter ]

Croque Madame saltimbocca

A delicious Sunday morning breakfast [ toast, mustard, ham, fried egg, sage leaves ]

THe first grilling of the season

Turkey kofte [ ground turkey, raisins, pistachios, smoked paprika, cumin ]


Foil grilled spuds [ potato, garlic, shiitake mushroom, thyme, olive oil, salt, truffle oil ]


[ shrimp, Syrian spices, lemons ]


[ small sweet peppers, black pepper, goat feta ]


[ fennel, apple, arugula, mustard, lemon juice, champagne vinegar, olive oil ]


dessert [ french macarons, cheesecake ice cream, chocolate peanut butter sauce ]

New cook books

Two lunches

Pea soup [ onion, garlic, marsala, frozen peas, mushroom broth ] and sandwich [ chicken, arugula, sesame dressing ]


[chicken, tomatoes, greens, tahini-lemon dressing ]

Easter Gifts

Treats for Easter. From our lovely Pumpkin Pond cooking partners Lisa and Anngel. It's a soft, crumbly, gooey cake made from almonds, eggs, Meyer lemon, and a hidden kumquat... citrus sweetness. The peeps are nesting.

Lunch lavash

[ roast chicken, watercress, tahini dressing, zaatar ] rolled in lavash

Chicken and potato

The chicken was rubbed with paprika, smoked paprika, and olive oil and roasted over carrots and celery. The mash was made with home made sofrito that our friend Kimm gave us, and added green onions and cheese. It was an improv on papas chorreadas our friend Juan brought for a meal once... exploding potatoes from Columbia.

Full sofrito recipe in the comments.