My boyfriend and I went out for dinner last night, and after much debate on where to go (we all know that story), settled on going out for Indian food. After a delightful meal in …
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Leftover Transformation: Indian Curry into Saag Feta
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The Yogurt Diaries – Trial 1 and 2
So, we got a yogurt maker for Christmas, and to say that we’ve been having fun with it would be an understatement. This weekend we’ve gone through two versions of our yogurt recipes, and are …
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Dumplings in San Francisco!
Here’s the thing friends, I love dumplings. I especially love good dumplings, which is why every time I visit San Francisco, I seek them out. We visited San Francisco over the past weekend for a …
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Recipe: Shortbread Cookies
Earlier today, I texted my Dad asking for his famous shortbread cookie recipe. What I got back was two pictures of a random printed page, and I figured it would be helpful to write up …
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Christmas Cookies 2019: The Shortbread Series
It’s that time of year again – Christmas cookie time! My family has always been known for their Christmas cookies (my Dad usually makes about 15-20 varieties every year!). Needless to say, we take the …
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Meal Prep Magic: Turkey Noodle Soup
I’ve talked about my great love of soup in the winter time – both as a healthy, warm meal as well as the perfect candidate for meal prep. This recipe takes advantage of the leftover …
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Ina Garten’s Turkey Recipe Won Thanksgiving
The turkey world is complicated – dare I say, over complicated. To brine or not to brine? To roast, fry, smoke, or grill? Should I cut the turkey up in pieces, spatchcock the turkey, or …
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Lemon Ice Cream
Yes friends – I am still powering through my lemon harvest. Out of the four that remained after the main harvest, two I used in a lemon ice cream recipe that turned out to be …
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Thanksgiving Menu!
It’s Thanksgiving week, and I couldn’t be more excited! I’m cooking the whole meal this year (for just two people – me and Chris). It’s going to be a lot of work, a lot of …
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Restaurant Review: Senoratown
We made a day out of dropping Chris off to a red-eye flight out of LAX yesterday by spending a fun Saturday in Downtown LA. We caught a comedy show, went to The Last Bookstore, …
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