Chris Nordquist
This was the first proper dinner I cooked in our new Manhattan kitchen. If I’d thought about it, I probably would have chosen a more elaborate inaugural meal, but it was a busy day, our friend Visnja was stopping by for dinner, and I needed something quick and tasty. Aside from its lively flavor, the […]
This is one of my new favorite things. I’d eat it any time of year (and I plan to), but the bright flavor of lavender flowers paired with this light gelato base makes a particularly refreshing treat on a warm summer day. It’s great with summer fruit, but the flavor is full and complex enough […]
The ingredients to this Moroccan-inspired salad are available year round, but I think it’s particularly refreshing on a hot day. The salty olives complement the sweet juicy oranges, and the radishes and mint add freshness and a little crunch. It’s great for a summer barbeque. There’s only one unusual ingredient — orange flower water, an […]
The unpacking is done (mostly), and we’re starting to enjoy settling in. Of course, I’m still focused on all that’s left to do –unfinished finishes, paint problems, scratched floors, wrinkled drapes, missing furniture. When I put down the punch list, though, I realize that the place is starting to look pretty good –especially if I […]
Whenever I’ve been fortunate enough to visit Italy, I’ve given myself a special allowance: I can eat as much gelato as I want. And even though I’ve wanted quite a lot, I’ve usually felt more refreshed than weighed down by my indulgence. It wasn’t until I started making ice cream myself that I figured out […]
Both of my grandmothers made truly excellent pies and tarts, but they went about it in different ways. One made piecrust as if she were diffusing a bomb –quiet, concentration and plenty of elbow room were required, and there was a certain amount of tension in the air. The other just seemed to whip it […]
We’re in! But only just. We’re living in what feels like chaos –cardboard boxes in our paths, deliveries and installations nearly every day, and finish work going on around us– but we’re delighted to be in our new home nevertheless. We’re finishing the finishes and pulling together the decoration, and there will be more on […]
