My car is packed, and I’m on my way to Hyde Park to start my next chapter at Culinary School. SOMEONE PINCH ME!!!?! I feel like I’ve been waiting for this moment my entire life. Because it is going to be a crazy day I thought I’d leave a sweet treat on my blog. My [...]
Let me tell you about our dinner last night. I’ve been craving avocado. My mom harvested a bunch of asparagus from her garden. I searched for a recipe that would include both, and that would pair well with Riesling… And my trusty Bon Appetit had a recipe that met the requirements. I love when that [...]
Holy flavor fest! I am a frequent buyer of Pappardelle Pasta. When I saw their new Lavender Fettuccine online, I made a special trip to my Farmer’s Market at 6am to make sure I had a supply to call my own . It was worth the early alarm clock. Lavender Fettuccine with Shredded Carrots, Zucchini [...]
My dad is going to cringe when he reads this post. It’s officially packing week, and I’m working on cleaning out my refrigerator and freezer. I had leftover taco fixings, and a frozen tilapia filet. More fish tacos with spicy red cabbage slaw and avocado anyone? The slaw was spot on, and the tacos were [...]
Food tastes even better when it is the fuel for hours of conversation with family. Our Easter Sunday dinner lasted 4-hours. Time filled with stories, memories and laughter. Miticana De Oveja (Favorite Spanish Sheep’s Milk) and West Country Vintage Farmhouse Cheddar (English 2 year) Like any good family get-together, we started with some delicious cheeses, [...]
Yesterday I worked in a kitchen. I put grill marks on chicken breast and learned to move deliberately around the hot flame. I chopped fruit, vegetables and herbs and learned to let the knife do the work and that the term for 1/4 inch small dice is “bruinoise”. I watched the Chef I was shadowing [...]
Sometimes I have struggle to say “no”. For example, if I spot a 32-oz container of beautiful strawberries and the little voice in the back of my head screams, “MAKE DESSERT!!!”, I quickly oblige. I think it would be fair to say that I’m a grocery-shop-o-holic. When I enter my local grocery store, I am [...]
I love weekend dinners. Grilled Steak (first time using our charcoal grill this season!!) Grilled Asparagus with Lemon-Dill Butter and Mediterranean Israeli Couscous Salad (seconds on that, it was SO good!!). All week long I rush. I rush to get ready for work in the morning. I rush through the items my never ending to-do [...]
I did something very silly…I traveled without my camera! I know, the horror! Half of my pictures from the past few days are sitting on the floor of my apartment and half of them are on my mom’s camera. So, Good News: I’ve been baking. Bad News: Recipes will be delayed. For now I leave [...]
So….I had a craving. A craving for brown sugar and butter. It happens, you know? And that craving is almost always followed by baking. I have to take action! Oh yea…I added chocolate chips. Can I please tell you how amazing my apartment smelled? Topped with vanilla ice cream, and yes I had two! They [...]
