Several years ago, I dimly recall, I decided to make gift boxes of cookies for all my friends for Christmas. I pulled out an assortment of recipes, including rugelach and chocolate truffles, and proceeded to raise hell in my kitchen for two or three days. At the end, I was exhausted. I threw a party, […]

Thanksgiving in Napa with friends — what could be better? And it was great, even the gray and slightly chilly weather, which justified snuggling up indoors with great movies like “Rear Window.” But after a couple of days of cooking and gluttony, I had a food hangover that prevented me from even thinking about food, […]