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    white pizza with smoky eggplant and ricotta LS

    white pizza with smoky eggplant and ricotta

    “That is NOT a white pizza” you say, but it is tomato sauce-less so it’s a pizza bianca, mmmkay? Now on to that “bacon”…

    white pizza with leek and soft cheese LS

    white pizza with leeks and soft cheese

    White pizzas are usually intimate affairs, no room for scene-stealing sauces or other party crashers.

    spring bundles in leek broth LS

    spring bundles in leek broth

    If you’re as bitter as me about the state of affairs this month I suggest you try these bright green, sweet, decidedly optimistic bundles in a broth of leeks–which for sure are shivering but present at the market.

    garlic, sichuan pepper broccoli + rice noodles LS

    softened garlic and broccoli with sichuan pepper

    You may already have discovered how well broccoli’s poufs (how the tops are referred to in professional circles) suck up sauce. They suck up flavoured oil really well too, in this case one that’s been hanging out with garlic and tongue-numbing Sichuan peppercorns. And rice noodles, they do the same thing. Put them together and [...]

    with love from sri lanka LS

    spooned.

    That is a different way to love.

    braised artichokes and, maybe, spring

    braised artichokes and definitely, maybe, for sure signs of spring.

    This recipe is a defiant warning to winter. We are done with you. We will cook artichokes and we will not be scared. Hardly.

    fried mushroom rice bowl LS

    fried mushroom rice bowl

    Un-sauced, uncomplicated comfort in a bowl. Best served with art.

    fresh pasta LS

    weekend class: fresh pasta

    Fresh pasta is a weekend thing. Stop, make something real, cry with gratitude. Or if you’re less dramatic or have had less wine than me, simply marvel in your awesome self and the most awesome thing you’ve made all week.

    deep-fried shan tofu

    burmese shan tofu, fried

    Only you reading this can call me on it when I nod as if I’ve always known and say “Well, chickpea tofu? That’s so Burmese.”

    an april showers menu

    an april showers menu

    It’s spring, in theory, but it’s that cold, damp, early part. This is dinner now: lighter pasta, changed-up salad, a sweet treat and a drink that looks forward to full-fledged spring ahead.

    art and architecture in galle fort

    sri lanka 2013: all the reasons to go right now

    The food, art, ruins, beaches, mountains, tea — and the people!

    herb soup with eggplant bacon

    soup, accessorized (the most savoury toppers)

    Dressed with dollops, shards, snips and things that go *crunch* at night.

    my wok

    how to season cast iron properly. no, really.

    Ok, we’re about to nerd it up here: the science behind seasoning cast iron.

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    caramelized red onion and blue cheese quiche

    This should have been a tale of two quiches…

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    tip: if you don't have a mixer, you can whip egg whites in a food processor. yep. our tired arms wish we knew that earlier.