Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Here are some clementine-turkeys, mostly because my grandma says I need oranges for good luck, but also because I'm silly like that. Hope you all are having a wonderful day filled with food, family, and friends! ...
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Everyone knows at least one reluctant vegetable eater. Maybe you are one... (ahem, Buddy). Perhaps I'm being too idealistic, but I can’t accept that anyone actually hates vegetables—you just have to find the right recipe. This particular veggie recipe is another one that’s almost too easy to blog about, but again is too special not to write about.
It's the perfect comfort food; it has a warm, velvety richness, but there's...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
There's a decidedly crisp chill in the morning, scarves are coming out of the closet, and I have a definite craving for some hot apple cider. It's official; summer's over, even here in San Diego. Of course, seeing as today's high was 74F, everyone's still in sandals, and I recently went to a pool party, I'm not quite ready to start blogging exclusively about braised meats, hearty stews, and all things root vegetable.
This broccoli...
Monday, October 31, 2011
Without a doubt, this has been the best candy-less, costume-less halloween weekend I've ever had. Instead of frantic costume-making, I had a surprisingly non-frantic arts 'n crafts session helping with place cards for my cousin's wedding. Less than 24 hours later, in a quiet, sunny rose garden, they got married! (Congratulations Erwin and Cindy!!!!!!) The rest of the weekend was a blissful blur of food, family time, and...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tomatoes are like apples. Okay--they're not like apples at all, but I love eating them like they are. It's a quintessential summer moment, biting into a raw tomato that's fresh off the vine. The only problem with this scenario (or at least blogging about it) is 1) October doesn't really qualify as summer, but hey, I live in San Diego so cut me some slack and 2) who reads a food blog to hear about how someone didn't cook tomatoes?...
Friday, October 7, 2011
Red tastes better. Whether it's children fighting over the red M&Ms (they taste the same, people!), or the sad decline of Red Delicious apples, we almost can't help that our eyes are drawn to that rich, full color. It's like this whole Red Velvet cupcake mania now--don't you all know that it's just chocolate flavor with red food coloring?! Now, try to use this argument against cha siu, and it's a whole other story. Is...
Monday, September 26, 2011
This almost feels like cheating, posting a spinach pesto quesadilla recipe as a separate entry, rather than as an addendum to last week's spinach walnut pesto post. But it just didn't seem right to relegate this astonishingly simple, yet surprisingly filling and delicious treat to footnote status--especially since quesadillas actually occupy a special place in my proverbial recipe box.
Until college, I considered quesadillas to be drab...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Do you love pesto, but have trouble keeping basil plants alive? That's me. I'm on plant #2, which I adopted from a friend who moved away (thanks, Jen!) and so far, it's doing well. My last one flourished for a time, then got nibbled down to the stems by bugs, so I'm still deep in the mindset of conserving the precious leaves. With all the trouble my basil has put me through, I can't even contemplate harvesting the entire...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Today is my sister's birthday! She also loves to cook (hi Cheryl!), and while our kitchens are nearly 1400 miles apart, they're filled with little reminders of each other--from last Christmas's rolling pin, to this summer's ice cream machine. In honor of my sister's birthday, I'd like to share a personal favorite (and traditional birthday treat). For years I knew them only as birthday noodles; they are meant to signify longevity,...
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