The Garden of Eden (Spring 2019 Edition)

 

Happy Holidays

 

Mother's Day Doodles: Spelt Focaccia with Ancient Seeds, Herbs and Salt

Easter Doodles + How to Eat Boiled Egg

Green Apple & Herb Jelly

Some Post-Valentine’s Day Love + Eton Mess

The Magnificent Offal: Шкембићи y Caфтy aka The Ancient Tripe

The Winds Blow in Unpredictable Ways: The Edible Table Story

  

The Family Heirlooms: The Sweetheart's Eye Cookies

I am flipping idly through my mom’s notebook of cookie recipes and I am having a jolly good time. My mom’s notebook is like a trip down the memory lane, pages and pages in neat handwriting, hundreds of notes and clippings stashed inside. One can always figure out the trusted recipes, pages worn out, “illustrated” with splatters of butter and sugar syrup, and an occasional chocolate fingerprint. But the best part are the names. They are like a cherry on top of each recipe. The Divine Cake, Congo Bars, Greta Garbo’s Kisses, Cat’s Tongues...