Last year, on the night before Thanksgiving, I was suddenly struck by the mad desire to make something real for dinner. Never mind that I had a cheesecake to bake and egg whites to whip, all I could think about was removing some of the excess food from the fridge and cluttered counter tops--Delicata squash…
"Each of us narrates our life as it suits us." -Elena Ferrante (Those who Leave and Those who Stay)A little more than two months ago, for Labor Day weekend, the Greek, Elektra and I took a weekend trip to Carmel and Big Sur. Although it will sound incredibly hyperbolic, the trip was ten shades of…
Since I last updated, I have 1) eaten my weight in soup, 2) recovered from bronchitis, 3) investigated the (unlikely) possibility of obtaining Italian citizenship, 4) worked both on a Sunday and my first 10-hour legal day (exhaustion!), and 5) voted in a dismal midterm election. Clearly, it's been a bit of a mixed bag around here. But fortunately these things,…
Dining with Dostoevsky 