Roots and Grubs

In our CSA box this week was a note that read, approximately: “We were unable to supply green cabbage this week. We have replaced it with savoy cabbage.” Every time I get one of these notes, I amuse myself by imagining the person who gets really upset by produce substitutions. “Savoy cabbage? My week is […]

Every year around New Year’s we order a big boxes of spices from Penzeys. We’ve been doing it for at least ten years. I love getting packages—who doesn’t?—and this is my favorite of the year. It offers pleasures both culinary and clerical: we get to unpack, sort, date, sniff, and shelve each spice. Every year […]