Chris Nordquist
A disclaimer: there’s nothing authentically Moroccan about this dish. (In fact, I don’t even know if they eat turkey in Morocco.) But it’s our favorite way to use leftover turkey and mashed potatoes from Thanksgiving, and the (blandish) leftovers are livened up with some flavors we associate with North African cuisine: cumin, paprika, cinnamon, green […]
It’s not a lot to look at, but it’s just wrong how good this tastes. Raclette is a close cousin of Swiss fondue, but it’s even simpler, consisting of just two ingredients: cheese and boiled potatoes. But what a cheese: called Raclette (from the French racler, to scrape), it’s a mellow, meltable Alpine cow’s milk […]
Vintage Georg Jensen Candelabra by Henning Koppel. Mid-century luxury in sterling (for the price of a nice car). Georg Jensen Masterpieces Design 1085 Candlestick. A classic mid-century design reinterpreted in stainless steel — at a more accessible price. Tom Dixon Spin Candelabra. Muscular and elegant at the same time. And all of the the arms […]
Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to be go on a very special long weekend trip to celebrate an old friend’s birthday at new friends’s beautiful family ranch in Colorado. We did a lot of cooking (and eating and drinking) that weekend, and this cake stood out, I think, as our favorite dessert. The […]
After what seemed like weeks of fair weather in New York, the skies were dark on Halloween, and it threatened to pour. Fortunately, the weather held long enough for the City’s trick-or-treaters to show off their costumes and collect their loot. Julia was a ghost this year, and had a ball scaring the residents of […]
