i made an excellent rice bowl for breakfast yesterday, and may do so again today. i already had cooked rice in the fridge, so i reheated that with a little soy sauce. i then sautéed some kale and fried an egg. i added toasted sesame seeds and kimchi to the bowl, and then topped everything … Continue reading end of september
i haven't made a peanut butter and honey sandwich in forever, but i tend to go through periods when i'm very in the mood for this beautiful combination of ingredients. i can think of once when i was working as a secretary at a dermatology office and i brought them to work as a #saddesklunch … Continue reading peanut butter and honey in a cast iron skillet
i spent some time flipping through cookbooks and pulling up saved recipes online. i think i've come to the final conclusion of what i plan to make for the week. i had to nail it (mostly) down because it's grocery store day! so here we go!: 9/8 - 9/12 to make: almond spelt waffles almond … Continue reading weekly cooking plans
happy labor day! as you may know, i recently purchased a tiny waffle maker. so, i had to make waffles to celebrate the long labor day weekend: tiny waffle maker in action i found a couple of recipes online, and ultimately adapted the recipe from this recipe for vegan spelt cocoa waffles, using the ingredients … Continue reading spelt-cocoa-chia seed waffles
spelt waffles! for breakfast! i have some leftover spelt flour from the sesame-spelt bread i made this past week, and i want to use it up on some waffles! i wrote about this amazing impulse purchase a couple of days ago -- the tiny waffle iron -- it has arrived and it's SO cute. i … Continue reading spelt waffles
the spelt-sesame no-knead bread went great! it fermented overnight monday. tuesday morning i popped it into the oven after a 1-hour rise. (i wrote a bit more about it in my blog post yesterday). it turned out better than expected. i hadn't worked with a dough like that before, and i was worried since it … Continue reading cooking on wednesday
Hi all! This recipe is based on the NYT Cooking recipe for a Dutch Baby. Dutch babies are 100% my favorite omelet and pancake hybrid ever, though I do like crèpes a lot too. This is basically a puffy crèpe, and I'm here for it. The ingredients are all typically items sitting around in my … Continue reading Dutch Baby
I went on a two-mile walk this morning around Lake Merritt, and when I returned home, I felt the need to treat myself (healthy style). The fresh herbs and fresh lemon juice and zest truly make this salad feel decadent, yet also very light. A perfect way to start the new week. Pretty much everything … Continue reading Lemony Herbed Breakfast Salad
cooking with leeks 