Time is mysterious. Our ability as humans to remember the past and conceive of the future through imagined consequences never ceases to amaze me. We see the future in the growth of a child, and the past in the passing of a loving grandparent. The present, however, is the time that most often eludes our […]
Elizabeth Gibbs
Slow Food Season
Slow food’s not a way of cooking, it’s a way of life. It’s not just food that isn’t fast, it’s the name of a worldwide movement. Its purpose is to celebrate regional foods and cuisines, preserve them in the face of increasing commercialization and standardization, and educate the rest of the world about them. The […]
Peperonata
6 medium sized bell peppers, sweet peppers, in mixed colors 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 4 cloves of garlic, crushed 5 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 4 vine ripened tomatoes, if locally available, or 1 cup drained seeded and skinned canned plum tomatoes 6 large fresh basil leaves, torn Cut the peppers in half, remove […]

