Apple Clafouti serves 6-8 FOR THE BATTER: 3 eggs 1 cup milk or heavy cream 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2⁄3 cup all-purpose flour 1⁄2 cup sugar 1⁄2 tsp. salt FOR THE APPLES: 4 tbsp. unsalted butter 4 tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 1⁄2 cup plus 2 tsp. sugar [...]

  Pineapple Express n. a weather condition made of a jet stream of wet, warm air that reaches western North America from the Pacific Ocean, usually by way of Hawaii, and causes heavy rainfall. Or a delicious easy-to-make cake. Growing up my grandmother, whom I call  Nanny, made a dip of  just cream cheese and [...]

I rarely get sick. I mean rarely. It’s been years. Even when I get sick, it’s minor. Two days and I am back to brining  pork chops. I was convinced my sheer will had been keeping me healthy all these years – until I developed a cold over the weekend. After 5 days, I was [...]