I brought Laurie and Iris some cupcakes from Cupcake Royale. Iris: Mama, I’m ready for my cupcake! Laurie: We can share one cupcake because they’re big. Iris: Sure! I can have my frosting and you can have the bottom. (pause) Iris: Isn’t […]
Laurie was in California for four days, so for Iris’s and my last dinner on our own, I told Iris she could have whatever she wanted. Of course, she said, “Lobster!” “Okay,” I said. “Tomorrow we’ll go down to QFC and see if they have any lobsters in the tank.” Iris thought about this. “But the best […]
One of my most favorite things is polenta with a rich, meaty sauce. That’s what Iris and I had for dinner tonight, and I think I’ve edited it down to its elemental form. First, the polenta. I’ve flirted with various methods for making it—stovetop, double boiler, oven, grill. Okay, not grill. I’ve come back around to […]
Okay, here’s our first crack at a podcast. I asked Iris what she wanted to talk about, and she said Blue C Sushi, which is where we’re having lunch today. Iris Out Loud 1: Blue C Sushi (364K AAC) Future installments won’t follow this interview format—it feels too much like school. But we were both eager to […]
Despite my clever standard shopping list, I forget something every time I go to Trader Joe’s. Yesterday it was cream for the gratin dauphinois I’m making tomorrow. This was doubly silly because I was actually looking at the cream section and noticing something funny. When I buy cream, it’s generally Organic Valley—a popular brand in my […]