i asked on my instagram what my friends would like to see blog posts about. i received many responses, most of them sarcasm lol. but my good friend jake, who i met in austin and has an awesome cocktails IG called little_cantina, recommended that i post about sweet and healthy treats, which is something i … Continue reading sweet and healthy treats
hi team! the majority of the meals i've planned for the week are from amy chaplin's cookbook, at home in the whole food kitchen. i started perusing this book a few weeks ago, and it has rocked my world ever since. i am amazed by how simple, yet filling and healthy these recipes are. when … Continue reading pasta with kale, caramelized onions, and goat cheese
went to crissy field beach in san francisco after work yesterday with char n gary. hardly any traffic across the bay bridge from oakland! as we pulled into the presidio, a blanket of fog enveloped the entire area. the temperature dropped to around 62 degrees F, and the wind was in full force. it was … Continue reading cooking: day two of weekly plan
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
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
since the shelter-in-place order began in the Bay Area, i have been cooking a lot. more than usual? hard to say, i always cook nearly all of my own food as i've worked remotely over three years now. but now, it feels a bit more forced and panicked. though i think that's becoming less-so, yayyyy... … Continue reading every day is a good day for tacos
Food from the farmer's market needs little more than simple preparation. But why does it taste so good? Read on for more information about locally grown foods, the inspiration behind this salad. Farmer's market stands are stocked with fresh, local ingredients, often harvested that very morning. The food itself has spent less time traveling than … Continue reading Farmer’s market tomato and radicchio salad
I made this David Tanis recipe yesterday, inspired by its seasonality and lovely colors. I didn't know what to expect, knowing radicchio is bitter, but not knowing how it would pair with persimmons and pomegranate seeds. This turned out to be one of the best salad I've ever had. When I headed to the farmer's … Continue reading Persimmon and pomegranate seed salad with walnuts and radicchio
Whew! I was headed to the SF Ferry Building Farmer's Market from Oakland this morning around 8:45am, when a 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit. I was on BART at that moment, which is one of my worst fears realized. It was fine. The train stopped for 5+ minutes. The conductor informed us that all BART trains … Continue reading SF Ferry Building Farmer’s Market 10/5/19
Hi, everyone! I recently read (and cooked) a recipe that used lots of chicken thighs to make chicken stock. I then discarded the chicken. Even the recipe creator said, I haven't found a good use for this chicken. The issue is that when you boil the chicken, the meat loses all of its flavor (that's … Continue reading How to use leftover meat from stock
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