My Life With Eggs Since The Beginning Of The Year. And A Walrus.

Like a golden eye slowly cooking in a sea of red.  Yolk and whites slowly beginning to bubble in a paprika-rich goulash.  Think Sauron.  Think an Eye of Sauron Yule Log.  For five hours. Eventually the egg cooks and rests in a bowl of peppery goodness grounded with a chicken stock.  Think of the beginning … Continue reading My Life With Eggs Since The Beginning Of The Year. And A Walrus.

A Goulash For Angela Merkel While Dreaming About Solyanka, My Grandmother Dicing Onions, And The Hot Club Of Detroit.

Fifty years ago in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, tall pine trees face a perennial bed of bluebells, geraniums, Black-Eyed Susans, goldenrod and more all bordered by clusters of basil, sage, rosemary, and sweet marjoram.  St. Augustine grass covers an acre while a wide, asphalt drive slides down to a dirt road.  In the kitchen off the … Continue reading A Goulash For Angela Merkel While Dreaming About Solyanka, My Grandmother Dicing Onions, And The Hot Club Of Detroit.