What to say to a Paul Klee In The Magic Mirror day? Red hot and frazzled? Klee calls this “taking a line for a walk.” And what about her tiny blackened heart? Disillusionment? The center of creativity? I take full responsibility for where my thoughts go on the page, but the Muse is another story…and … Continue reading
Radish, one of my first loves. My first crop as a six year old urban farmer. How hard it was to choose the seeds, looking at the abundant array of choices displayed at the hardware store. Each envelope held a tablespoon of seeds, with the promise of magic. Radish seeds are small, skinny, smaller than … Continue reading
Ciliegine in Italian means cherry. At the grocers there is a type of mozzarella called Ciliegine; round soft fresh mozzarella balls packed in water or oil, a little larger than cherry tomatoes. Caprese got its name from the Isle of Capri, off the Amalfi Coast and Naples, Italy. The colors of the salad—red-tomatoes, white-mozzarella cheese, … Continue reading
A fresh garden salad of mixed green, cold salmon, raspberry mustard vinaigrette, and seasonal vegetables. Continue reading
Italian Handful 