Archive for the ‘Salads’ Category

Citrus Baby Octopus Salad

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

You should have known that it was only a matter of short time before I cooked a sea creature with tentacles. If you can find me a land creature with tentacles, I'll be happy to come up with something for you. Tentacly speaking, you may know how difficult it is to ...

Smoked Avocado

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

A few weeks ago I saw a recipe for guacamole on a popular food blog that called for "perfectly ripe" avocados. I was compelled to comment that there's so much joy to be gotten from unripe and over-ripe fruits and vegetables, even avocados. More than a few cultures are known ...

A Recollection of Istria

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Heading from Zagreb to the Istrian peninsula is a bit like bidding farewell to a tipsy uncle at a boisterous family gathering as you retreat to the peace of a rustic cottage in a cool, quiet forest. I’d arrived in Croatia’s easygoing capital a few days earlier on my first ...