If you've got cockles, those nickel-size, heart-shaped mollusks, and you want to get fancy, steam them, then toss the meat in finely ground cornmeal. Kate Christensen cocklecornmealfancy Change image and share on social
Country ham is baked whole, usually with a glaze, sometimes studded with cloves, and served as the centerpiece of Christmas and Easter feasts. Kate Christensen bakecenterpiecechristmas Change image and share on social
Even more than dying itself, I'm scared of the horror-movie changes that happen to the human body as it ages. I think of it as a sort of haunted-house effect, living inside a crumbling, creaking structure that is full of ghosts and will, some day, fall down. Kate Christensen agebodycreak share on social
'American Music' is an inventive, passionate, pithy novel whose major theme is love itself and whose minor theme, music, is an emotional, meaningful counterpoint. Like Count Basie and His Orchestra, this book swings. Kate Christensen americanbasiebook share on social
There's almost nothing you can't do with a cashew. Not only does it lend its nutty sweetness to savory dishes, it also gives desserts a deep richness. Kate Christensen cashewdeepdessert Change image and share on social
The male muse is an unaccountably rare thing in art. Where does that leave female artists looking for inspiration? Kate Christensen artartistfemale Change image and share on social
I'm not a foodie - I'm an eater: I'm hungry. Kate Christensen eaterfoodiehungry Change image and share on social
I wanted to write a food book, but I'm not a chef or an expert on culinary matters, to put it mildly. Kate Christensen bookchefculinary Change image and share on social
'Blue Plate Special' is the autobiography of my first half-century of life, with food as the subject. Kate Christensen autobiographybluecentury Change image and share on social
I think my blog is fairly circumspect and elliptical. I've written personal essays, but they are short and to the point: in and out, and that's that. Kate Christensen blogcircumspectelliptical Change image and share on social
