Things are changing on my end. Derika and I are in the process of getting ready to relocate to NYC for her job at the end of this month! My days have been spent enjoying the beach, cooking and purging all of the things that we will not be able to take with us on this move. All of this purging has gotten me to thinking about all of the great things about San Diego that I will miss. Favorite… Read more »
Why does cauliflower have to smell so bad!? I want to make cauliflower more times than not, but the terrible smell makes me reach for the broccoli 9 times out of 10. If you have a small kitchen like me, make sure you begin roasting these bad boys before your dinner guests come over, or they will think you are making them rotten eggs…YUM! Ok, enough about how stinky cauliflower can be and let’s move on to how magical it… Read more »
How is it that I never had hummus until I was in college!? Maybe it is because I am from the Midwest, but I know that we had hummus there. In fact, I am from Michigan where there is a town called Dearborn; that has one of the biggest middle eastern populations outside of the middle east. I guess I am just bitter, that I missed out on so many great hummus years. I was hooked from the first bite… Read more »
I didn’t like broccoli at all when I was little. I now realize that I didn’t like broccoli then, because my family would always boil frozen broccoli that ended up tasting like a mushy mess. Blech! I found a little bit of broccoli’s magical potential when I was 7, and my mom used cheese (one of my favorite things) to hide the mushy green mess underneath….and shitty bitch it was so delicious!! As I got older, I realize that it… Read more »
Oh garlic…how I love thee. If a recipe calls for 2 cloves of garlic, I automatically add 6. Sometimes I regret this decision, but that is a very rare occurrence. If I thought about it, I would keep a head of roasted garlic in my fridge at all times. Luckily, it is so easy to make that if I think about it before I get dinner started, I can pop some garlic in the oven and have some spreadable garlicky… Read more »
I love the simplicity of a really good caesar salad. What I don’t like is the fact that most caesar salad dressings have raw eggs and anchovies in them. I recently discovered that sunflower seeds make a great base for creamy dips and salad dressings and that is the inspiration behind this dressing. Ingredients 1/2 C Soaked sunflower seeds 2 T Tahini 3 T Lemon juice 1 T Olive oil 1 Clove garlic 1 Tsp Miso 1/2 Tsp Sea salt… Read more »
Being a vegetarian most of my life, I’ve never had a Philly Cheesesteak before. I didn’t actually know what I was missing until I went to Philly and had my very first Philly Cheesesteak, and boy was I in love. After returning from my trip, I tried a ton of recipes, but none of them tasted as good as what I had in Philly. My friend Jenny, who lived in Philly for a while came to the rescue and sent me… Read more »
