Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Since I was hosting book club, I wanted to take advantage of the fact that I could use my oven – I didn’t have to focus on easy-to-transport recipes. However, I still wasn’t going to have much time to prepare anything after work so I chose something easy and shareable: cheesy pull-apart bread. This is next…
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The first thing I saw when I walked into Lyfe Kitchen was the freestanding wall of herbs. Nope. Too healthy. Words like “organic” and “sustainable” popped into mind. But I was with three other girls who were dying to try it, and it was too late to turn around and hit up the $.99 pizza…
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Last night’s dinner was a total throwback. Tuna noodle casserole is not sexy. Not at all. But ever since Kathleen told me her Mom whipped her up a batch, I’ve been craving it. I’m sure I’ll one day post a grown up version of this dish, but for now, I’m just sticking with the basics.…
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I bought a huge bag of cotija cheese for the tacos I made for Cinco de Mayo so I decided to use it for esquites. Esquites is a creamy grilled corn dish that’s basically mexican street food. I have never really walked the streets of Mexico, but I discovered the dish at a restaurant in…
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Cooking with seasonal ingredients takes advantage of when produce is at its best. There’s usually more flavor, it can be more cost efficient, and it just feels more genuine. Each month I’ll cook a dish showcases and in-season ingredient. Peas are in season in May so I’m guessing that means pea shoots are in season.…
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Hey pasta you’re so fine you’re so fine you blow my mind hey pasta! Hey hey hey pasta! See what I did there? I used a one hit wonder to introduce a one pot wonder. I’m just so darn witty. Here’s the thing: one pot pasta dishes are popping up all over Pinterest. It was…
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Months ago, I saw this instagram on Deb Perelman’s (of Smitten Kitchen) feed. It was the simplest salad made with stuff just lying around the fridge, but it just looked so good. It’s hard to go wrong when the main ingredients are avocado and cucumber. Cubes of avocado and cucumber are dressed with a mixture…
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Cooking with seasonal ingredients takes advantage of when produce is at its best. There’s usually more flavor, it can be more cost efficient, and it just feels more genuine. Each month I’ll cook a dish showcases and in-season ingredient. At best, radishes are used as a topping on a salad, but this dish makes them…
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I had no idea I would be staying late at work on Tuesday. If I had, I wouldn’t have stocked the fridge with lots of perishable items. But then I did stay late at work and when I arrived home at 9 PM I had some salmon that had to be cooked that night or…
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Langoustine is basically baby lobster. Baby lobster comes at baby prices so STOCK UP! A bag of langostino tails at Trader Joe’s costs about $9 and just need to be defrosted. So easy for something so fancy. I could throw lobster in just about anything, but for my first recipe, I wanted to pile it high…
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Peaches to Apples 