Category: eating well

Alice in London

December 13, 2021 a good book a-roving eating well the eye of the beholder
This is the first of two posts recounting my encounters with Alice in Wonderland during a ten-day visit to the UK in October. (A link to the second post may be found at the bottom of this page.) When you hear the name “Alice,” you immediately know whom we’re talking…

The best pineapples in the world

August 27, 2021 a-roving eating well
Craig’s last trip to Uganda was nearly twenty-five years ago, when he bicycled with a few other travelers through rural villages, staying at local hotels, eating in local restaurants, and visiting schools and similar institutions. He remembers the country from those days with great fondness: the kindness and hospitality of…

Weekend in Walla Walla

November 21, 2019 a-roving eating well
Labor Day Weekend, 2018 Destination: Walla Walla, Washington NOTE: I originally drafted this post in September 2018, not long after the trip, but I hadn’t quite finished it when things went a bit crazy. Since it was pretty much ready to go, I decided to finish it up and post…

Hearty vegetable chowder

September 18, 2018 eating well in the kitchen musical notes
Having friends visit is always an occasion for cooking up something delicious, so when my friend Lisa came out from Philadelphia, we seized the opportunity to cook together — something we both enjoy. I made my favorite pan-roasted chicken thighs for one dinner, along with the simple boiled potatoes that…

Mom’s buttermilk pancakes

August 21, 2018 eating well family matters in the kitchen
I never order pancakes when I go out for breakfast, because when I do I am inevitably disappointed. I can honestly say I’ve never eaten any that can hold a candle to my mom’s simple recipe for buttermilk pancakes. They are the best, hands down: fluffy, chewy, and utterly delicious!

The uncommon cooks of A Common Table

July 15, 2018 eating well in the kitchen
From the moment you put a piece of bread in your mouth, you are part of the world. Who grew the wheat? Who made the bread? Where did it come from? You are in a relationship with all who brought it to the table. We are least separate and most…

Happily eating my vegetables

July 3, 2018 a-roving eating well
Yottam Ottolenghi’s cookbooks make me want to become a vegetarian. All his recipes look and sound amazing, but it’s the lovingly photographed vegetable dishes that practically leap off the page with their color and crunch and freshness. I’ve made several of the Mediterranean-inspired recipes from both Plenty and Jerusalem, and they…

Tea for me!

June 26, 2018 a-roving eating well material life
I hadn’t planned to treat myself that afternoon, but I know how it happened: a long midday walk through Belgravia and Hyde Park had left my feet aching and my stomach growling. Plus, I had three more hours to kill before the evensong service at St. Paul’s. So what should I…

Postcards from Bath

June 12, 2018 a-roving eating well out and about
She disliked Bath, and did not think it agreed with her — and Bath was to be her home.  (Jane Austen, Persuasion) Destinating Bath Any lover of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer must one day make a pilgrimage to Bath. Like so many others who have “destinated” Bath (an apt coinage I borrow from…