Tag: cabbage

  • An Inspired Ornamental Vegetable Garden at Secret Garden Growers Nursery in Canby, OR

    An Inspired Ornamental Vegetable Garden at Secret Garden Growers Nursery in Canby, OR

    Like all good things I create, there’s always a complicated backstory. I joke about a recessive Sicilian need for baroque design in everything—but there’s a reason for that. It’s a need to hide the emotion and calculation behind the many ornate details. It’s about creating an unfolding drama—with so much love at its center. And…

  • The Quince, Sea Beans, and a Black Oregon Truffle

    Since it’s almost Christmas, it’s time for me to post what’s been waiting in my hopper. (These past few weeks have been a blur.) Between cooking for folks here at home, ghostblogging about food for someone else, and cooking food for clients I’ve been working for as a caregiver, I’m feeling fairly proficient in the…