Oh, the fiddlehead. What a strange little veggie. I had literally never seen them until a few weeks ago when I walked into Whole Foods and they were situated right in front of the produce section. I thought they were very cool looking, and the sign said that they tasted like asparagus. Plus, they were [...]
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Recipe: Fiddleheads, Fiddleheads (Pasta…)
Posted in dinner, for veggies, lunch, tagged pasta, local, parmesean, fiddleheads, east coast on June 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Adobo Throwdown!
Posted in dinner, ethnic foods, recipes to impress, tagged chicken, adobo throwdown, adobo, filipino, asian, rice, contest on May 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Last weekend, I participated in an Adobo Throwdown. For the uninitiated, Adobo is a Spanish word that refers to multiple different kinds of spices, dishes or rubs, but in this instance it refers specifically to a Filipino dish made with chicken or pork and stewed in vinegar, garlic, sugar, soy and pepper. It’s funny because [...]
Recipe: Bouef Bourguignon
Posted in dinner, recipes to impress, tagged julia, child, beef, stew, french, bourf, bourguignon on April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So I watched Julie & Julia the other day (I know I’m a bit late to the party) and Julia Child’s Bouef Bourguignon is elevated to some kind of magical cult status in that movie. It will ease your worries! Soothe your soul! Impress your friends, relatives, and newspaper columnists!!!! So I kind of figured, [...]
Recipe: Goat’s Milk CHEESE!
Posted in dinner, how to, lunch, recipes to impress, snackies, tagged cheese, milk, homemade, handmade, goat, diy, chevre on February 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I finally got around to hauling out my kit from Urban Cheesecraft and making some queso. And it was AWESOME. I love making things that you usually have to buy (marshmallows, anyone?) because it makes me feel oddly powerful. Like, eff you world! I can MAKE SHIT. If the zombie apocalypse came tomorrow, you would [...]
Recipe: Crab Like Dad Makes
Posted in dinner, lunch, recipes to impress, tagged fast, easy, greek, lemon, olive oil, pepper, dad, dungeness, crab, san francisco on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In case you haven’t guessed, this is crab the way my dad makes it. It’s not much of a recipe, more of a “throw everything in there and mix well” sort of deal, but I’ve never had crab this way unless it’s with my dad. Here in San Francisco (back home for winter break, woo!) [...]
Recipe: Cheesy Stuffed Acorn Squash
Posted in dinner, for veggies, lunch, tagged acorn, boston, cheese, massachusetts, orzo, pasta, squash, vegetarian, winter on December 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I know I talk about this all the time and you probably want me to shut up, but I’m a recent west coast transplant. In California, we get produce all year round. It’s awesome. The local variety changes, so in the winter we get lots of root veggies and greens, but the produce is there [...]
Recipe: Peach Cobbler
Posted in breakfast, dessert, dinner, tagged dessert, breakfast, fast, easy, summer, boxcar children, american girls, addy walker, samantha parkington, peach, cobbler, fall, quick on October 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
When I was a child, I was enamored of the kitchen. I always used to ask my mother if I could help her cook dinner, and I was always very annoyed when she told me I could make the salad. The salad? I would think. A salad is not cooking. I wanted to use the [...]
Recipe: Eggplant Parmesan
Posted in dinner, for veggies, sauces and sides, tagged cheese, dinner, eggplant, fried, italian, parmesan, parmesean, recipe, summer recipe on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Eggplant parmesan is a dish that is a little involved, but by no means difficult. You have to batter and fry the eggplant (I’ve tried skipping this step, and let me tell you from experience that it is there for a reason; you NEED it!) before you layer the dish (like lasagna) which is why [...]
Recipe: Roasted Potatoes and Tomatoes with Pesto
Posted in breakfast, dinner, for veggies, inventive leftovers, sauces and sides, tagged basil, mushy, overripe, pesto, potato, squishy, tomato, vegan on September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hello again! Did you miss me? I’ll bet you did. I’ve had a very hectic few weeks, starting my graduate program at Boston College and moving out of my old place and into the new. Although I am IN my new place I still don’t have any of my stuff, just the items I had [...]
Recipe: Basil Pesto with Walnuts
Posted in dinner, for veggies, sauces and sides on July 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Summer is in full swing, and as such basil is everywhere. Yes, you can grow herbs at any time of year, really, but right now is when they start propagating out of control. I bought a bunch of basil as big as my head for $2 at one of my local Farmer’s Markets, and aside [...]



