today's recipe is focused on homemade beans, and i'll walk you through how i make mine. one of the easiest ways to eat your beans is on toast! i rub the sourdough toast with raw garlic, then add the beans and a fried egg on top and grate parmesan over everything, then sprinkle with chopped … Continue reading homemade beans on toast
my favorite thing about this recipe? the only prep required is to chop up or pull apart some herbs! the rest is done for you because it's all stuff you can pick up at the grocery store. but first, a note about properly storing fresh sourdough so it will last you. as soon as you … Continue reading smoked salmon toast
cooked leftover rice lasts for about five days in the fridge. i don't like to admit it, but i have ended this time period before without using the rice at hand, which is always sad. enter: tamar adler's thai fried rice recipe - from her book about cooking (that i highly recommend) called "an everlasting … Continue reading fried rice with fish sauce and citrus
i looooved eating this! and it came together in less than 30 minutes. i know it's not in season, but central market had some organic asparagus that looked good so i plopped them in my cart. asparagus goes bad SO FAST (imo) so i cooked it up immediately! this no-recipe recipe is a combo of … Continue reading roasted asparagus and leeks with dijon cream sauce and boiled eggs
happy monday! i think it's about to rain here in austin, which we loooove. i made this recipe for roasted carrots with capers and dill yesterday and wanted to share it. and also want to say a few things about the carrots. first of all: think of this recipe as a no-recipe recipe. the main … Continue reading roasted carrots with capers and dill
wanted to share a fun little recipe i cooked for lunch today! i used this bon appétit recipe for tomato and blue cheese salad with fried shallots recipe (here's the link to that), but instead of using fried shallots, i substituted frizzled leeks and added a couple other ingredients into the mix. yesterday i stocked … Continue reading tomato and blue cheese salad with frizzled leeks
good morning! this morning i woke up and did a "waking up" meditation, if you will, via headspace (my fav meditation app). and i've got to say... it was a nice way to awaken! the meditation itself was a visualization when you recall a time that you were heated by the sun and in an … Continue reading tofu files
apparently the universe got itself in order because i'm feeling inspired to cook a little more, and work stuff has chilled out a bit?! my brain is feeling a little more organized and i'm writing a little more and exercising a little more, and feeling generally, dare i say... good?! all of this is to … Continue reading inspo
i've finally done a lot of good cooking. no new recipes, but feeling good about it. i made amy chaplin's parsley brown rice salad. it's: parsley, brown and sweet rice, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, shallots, and toasted sesame seeds. dressed with ume plum and brown rice vinegars, flax oil, and soy sauce. parsley brown rice salad … Continue reading parsley brown rice salad / cherry extract
i'm not an expert on buying lettuce, but i feel like it is similar to buying art -- buy what moves you. pre-cut and pre-washed lettuce is certainly a time-saver to have on hand, but in order to really expand your tastebuds, you're going to want to have the freedom to buy whole heads of … Continue reading buying lettuce
cooking with leeks 