Lunch at Home: Sauteed Swiss Chard with Edamame. Quinoa with Marash Pepper. A Poorly Fried Egg & Goat Cheese. Although I love cooking, “playing with food”, and eating way too lavishly at restaurants, my favorite bites are simple and satisfying. They take less than 10 minutes to put together and more often than not involve [...]
Sometimes I play with food. You are never too old. I found World Spice at The Oxbow Market last week and fell in love. You can buy any amount of spice and the selection is HUGE! For a few dollars I was able to buy a bunch of different bags of spice, inspiring me to [...]
View from Corison Winery Good Weather+Day Off= Vines & Dines in Napa! Life just can’t be bad when you have blue skies and views like this! After weeks of constantly begging my coworkers to go to Corison with me, we finally went on our day off from work. I drive past this winery all of [...]
There are few things in life that make me happier than a good runny egg. Especially when that egg is “farm fresh”. The richness of the yolk makes me a happy girl, there is nothing quite like it! For a quick lunch before work this weekend I sauteed swiss chard and pea shoots with shallots [...]
Sauteed Rainbow Chard, Purple Barley, Shittake Mushrooms, Mushroom Puree, Red Wine Syrup, Olive Oil (Garnish–Puffed Purple Barley, Rosemary Flowers, Pea Tendrils) I’m another year older and still playing with my food. I wouldn’t have it any other way . I especially love taking pictures of food when the sun is shining through the window. SO [...]
Yesterday was my birthday. Now, I have to admit I’ve always been a little bit “birthday shy” (See My Birthday Last Year), I hate being the center of attention and think my parents should be celebrated on this day, not me! I didn’t do anything after all! That being said, this year I did not [...]
My day off was …porky. After 6-days of work in a row, I was ready to relax with friends. I started the day off with a healthy run and breakfast (yogurt, granola, banana, peanut butter) and it all went down hill from there. I went to a friends house for “brunch” (lunch for me since [...]
I am a simple girl. It doesn’t take much to win me over, and the little things in life make me insanely happy. (Example: Waking-Up Early or a Good Book & Coffee.) I love enjoying food, especially produce, in it’s purest form. YES–I actually like my broccoli soup to taste like broccoli NOT cheddar cheese [...]
For the first time in a while I slept in (until 10am) and had a slow Sunday. Sleep felt so nice and the comfort of my blanket was appreciated with the 40 degree morning air. I never know what to do with myself at 10am. I feel like I’ve missed the breakfast call, yet it [...]
Sometimes I have to just stop and taste the mustard flowers. I find myself stopping on walks and runs to observe the beauty around me. I taste wild leaves and flowers just to see what the land is growing. My friends have introduced me to sweet baby fennel fronds, miners lettuce and all sorts of [...]
