i promised myself that STILL blog would not evolve into a food styling blog. but the polar vortex that is plunging us into record cold temps this week, has me pretty much house-bound expect for a few critical errands. no walks. no stopping the car to jump out and grab a handful of this or a fistful of that. so, i have had to look for my inspiration inside. well, actually, I was cleaning the fridge (can you say cabin fever?), and found to my surprise that the end-of-season thyme we got in our final csa farm share still looks and tastes as fresh as the day it arrived.  i love thyme.  i adore its woody fresh flavor.  but i think mostly i love its association with mediterranean france, and our favorite little corner of the world in languedoc.

thyme from our farmer david at hogsback farm in arkansaw, wisconsin