delights of Napa Valley
As much as we love visiting home to see our family, we always feel an urge to take advantage of the beautiful landscapes, food, myriad…
Heritage | Main Event | Photography | Recipes | Winter
Suzhou Small Wontons 苏州小馄饨 + mini 2015 recap
This is a nostalgic post -wontons have always been a comforting, slurp-it-up food, both easy to make and easy to save. My mom used to…
Delights of Portland, Maine
With Annie tumbling up ahead of us, constantly looking back over her shoulder to make sure we (her humans) were keeping up, I made my…
Roasted Carrot Miso Hummus + Carrot-Top Salsa Verde
Yesterday I stepped outside wearing a chunky sweater and soft gray leggings. Last weekend I had a lovely coffee chat with Austin of Tea and Stories,…
Recipes | Summer | Sweets | Uncategorized
Rosewater Poached Plum Pistachio Crisp
A few weeks ago, Meg and I took a lovely road trip to Vermont to visit James and Zoe at Farmhouse Pottery. It was my…
Heritage | Main Event | Recipes | Summer
上海鲜肉粽子 Zong Zi – Shanghai Style
UPDATE 3/17/21: Find a reworked, updated recipe in My Shanghai cookbook. I’m leaving the text from this post up, but for the full recipe please…