And the cookbook most likely to sit unsold is…

At the Friends of the Library Book Sale, where I’ve been helping with food for the hard-working volunteers, I made a careful reconnaissance of the cookbook area before we opened on Friday, and then another today. I had two objectives: To see if anybody bought...

Nihon no Yoru (Night in Japan)

I wish I could show you the meal I made tonight when my husband’s new BFF and his wife came to dinner. But, well, we did it again: ate before shooting. Ex cept for one dish, the onigiri (musubi rice balls) above. For some reason—I rarely cook Asian food—I went...

True confessions and the final cut

True confessions. I’ve never been to Punahou Carnival. And yet again, this year, I’m not going (got a cooking class coming up and story deadlines). But today, I’m making Punahou Caramel Cuts, like penuche candy, only in cooking form. I love penuche...