I’ve been updating my google reader a lot lately, going through blog rolls of blogs I like and seeing what strikes me. Cucina Nicolina is this week’s discovery and I know that I will continue to look forward to each week’s Wordless Wednesday post that’s filled with breathtaking food photos. Here’s a bit from Nicole about her site:
I live in San Francisco and cook a lot, because to me, food is life (not to mention, I can get a wee bit obsessed). I started cooking in college just a little bit, but when I moved into my first apartment, on a busy street in Washington, DC, I started throwing dinner parties and haven’t stopped since. My major achievement was a 17-person sit-down dinner in my studio apartment a few years ago (I might still be recovering); but of course, any night I get to have people over for dinner is a good one.
I’m a vegetarian but I cook fish sometimes; I bake a lot, sometimes veganly; I love to try new recipes, but always hang on to my tried-and-trues. I have a wonderful farmers’ market in my neighborhood that gives me gorgeous produce about half the year — and saves me money at the same time. I think this quote by Laurie Colwin says it all
Cookbooks hit you where you live. You want comfort; you want security you want food; and you want to not be hungry; and not only do you want these basic things fixed, you want it done in a really nice, gentle way that makes you feel loved. That’s the big desire, and cookbooks say to the person reading them, ‘if you read me, you will be able to do this for yourself and for others. You will make everybody feel better.
[Substitute 'cooking' for 'cookbooks,' and that's pretty much my philosophy.]
When I’m not in the kitchen, I’m usually out for a run, playing with my doggie friends, drinking tea, or getting outdoors as much as possible, preferably along the coast.
Recipes of hers that I’d like to try include Sweet Potato Biscuits and the Ginger Pear Upside Down Cake.
