I can’t resist. I have explained my new salad fixation; so yes, Brian and I have been eating quite a lot of them lately. And the latest incarnation, is my favorite type of salad to make: a very green, non-lettuce variety, enriched with imported tuna, packed in olive oil. Fresh, rich, the 3 Bean Salad of my dreams.
How could I not make a 3 Bean Salad when these beautiful, bright pink, shelling, or cranberry beans were lying in piles at the market? They were calling me to take them home, peel off their racy outer coat, and simmer to my heart’s content.
But 3 Bean Salad? How gauche. And salad again? Well, you might say that I am a bit homesick; and you can blame the fixation on heredity. You see the fixations with food are nothing out of the ordinary for my [...]

I must admit, I am not the hugest fan of the 30-minute meal, at least not for dinner anyway. Maybe it is simply that I am at a different place in my life. One where time is not of the essence, but I actually enjoy the time that I spend in the kitchen, chopping, roasting, preparing. But there are times when I do get dinner on the table in a speedy fashion, and I must say that when I do, I feel as if I have won a race. And the prize for my accomplishment? A delicious and satisfying meal.
An assemblage of all things tasty and bright, I like to call this dish deconstructed asparagus and hollandaise. Hollandaise can be a bit much; wobbly and heavy, it reminds me a bit of that dreaded (to me) condiment– mayonnaise. But an egg, fried crisply in olive oil, sunny side up, yolk [...]