From my garden.. my first artichoke is coming up!
olives just forming
the green hills of spring around my house
my California poppies, bringing in a little sunshine from home
this lucky ladybug-bearing plant is a vine..
with the newly formed bunches of grapes for fall’s wine
warm weather light lunch
paper-thin slices of raw beef, carpaccio, topped with wild arugala, capers, lemon juice and zest from a wonderful lemon from Amalfi, and shave parmigiano reggiano Riserva ( 4 years old)
sprinkled with sea salt from Trapani and extra virgin olive oil from my neighbors!
My mantra is to spend more time shopping and less time cooking.
When you have great ingredients, you really just need to let them sing out!
Celebrate Spring!
Sing!