A colorful scallop tartare... & getting unstuck

So you know, life happened, some seriously stormy weather. And then, an escape to Paris , a breath, a lungful of air above water.…

Pablo's weekly menu... and a shrimp & lime recipe

Oh the guilt, of this week spent away from this space. Alas, I didn't make my mid-week recipe post... :-( Work has been overw…

A Japanese salad... and the ability to see beauty

I always knew it would be a priority to initiate my son to the pleasures of the palate, that his “education of taste”, as we …

A scallop avocado dish... and ramblings on yin & yang

Contrast has been on my mind recently (among many other things, it's pretty crowded up there!). It is such a key concept in…

Nigirizushi

Nigiri Sushi. にぎり寿司。 Squeezed "fingers" of sushi rice with a topping ("nigiru" is "to squeeze"). W…