Adapted from Cook's Illustrated, May 1997. This is the bread that inspired 5-year-old Rob’s sensible question, “Why does Granny put Christmas trees on her bread?” Chris and I discovered foccacia during our first week in San Francisco in 1992 at L'Osteria del Forno (closed in … [Read more...]
Cheese Scones
The original recipe for these fabulous treats came from The Cheese Board: Collective Works, by the Cheese Board Collective in Berkeley, California. We adapted their recipe for a food processor. The best thing about these scones is the cheese that leaks out during baking! … [Read more...]
Fred’s Really Tomatoey Gazpacho
My first gazpacho recipe came from Serendipity, a café in Cary that sold delicious lunches and desserts to SAS employees in the days when one had to leave the office, not yet a "campus," to find lunch. In fact Serendipity is still in Cary. Serendipity's gazpacho recipe was … [Read more...]
Iced Tea
My first memory of drinking iced tea was at Camp Lachlan in 1957. My parents would not have dreamed of allowing me to drink iced tea, which was considered an adult beverage. However, I took to it immediately. Lachlan's tea was served at lunchtime in the dining hall … [Read more...]
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