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Slowly getting back into the kitchen and it is such sweet sweet therapy for the mind and soul. During high-stress times, doing something with my hands is the best thing to keep me level-headed and present (after all, I don’t want chop my fingers off while my thoughts wander elsewhere). The love for working with […]
Many exciting things have me running from one corner of San Diego to the next but I have to say that despite all the excitement I miss my kitchen. Yes, I have been eating! In fact, I have probably been eating a bit too much. With Fashion With A Passion having yet another year under [...]
San Diego has its fair share of burger joints and I have my list of favorites: Hodad’s Slater’s 50/50 Classics Malt Shop Neighborhood In & Out There’s just something about a homemade burger though that makes me feel like something special is going to happen at dinner. My mom made beef burgers almost every week [...]
Weather has never been something that I could realistically complain about growing up and living in San Diego. If it rains, it only means that the next day will be unforgettably beautiful. The only posed risk of depression happens when the marine layer covers the county and there’s the blaring gray that warns us to put sunscreen [...]
I know I’m an untimely blogger. I pray for my posts to be weekly and celebrate if I manage to write bi-monthly. I also don’t post about holidays before they happen, only after. I don’t mind so I hope you don’t either so that I can share what I whipped (okay, so hardly any whipping [...]
Listen up cuzzie because this is vegetarian! I whipped up some pesto a ways back thanks to Natasha’s Kitchen’s Basil Pesto recipe that in of itself was delicious! The only adjustments I made was that I used 3 roasted garlic cloves instead of 2 fresh garlic cloves. I can’t get enough of how quick the food [...]
Scones are ridiculously easy to make and I have been craving them recently but with strawberries being out of season the ones I usually make didn’t sound like such a good idea. I did have some pureed pumpkin leftover from a recent pumpkin pancake breakfast so I thought I would try my hand at whipping [...]
It isn’t too often when your Spanish or rather Catalan friend’s mother comes to town and says come over for lunch in fact this is a first for both her and me. It still blows my mind that a prolonged decision in getting a tattoo resulted in bringing a handful of people together for an [...]
So? Did you notice? It’s a small detail but I am plenty excited to have made just a little piece a .com! Cheers! Applause! Taking a bow! The holidays have come and gone and we are making our push in to the new year. I’m excited about it. I have already started working on my New [...]
It has been a few years since my first introduction to author, career coach, and mom, Debra Shigley. My introduction was facilitated by way of my favorite received gift–a book–given to me by a dear girl friend. The book was Debra Shigley’s The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide: Get What You Want in Work and Life (and Look Great While [...]
Never fails that when I watch a movie about the South, I’m bound to want to cook something. Fried Green Tomatoes is one of those movies that I have shamelessly watched since 1991 to the point that if TBS, TNT, or any sort of channel decided to play it, I was watching it. I could never [...]
I’m in need of an escape to foreign lands but right now the best I can do is a good book. I just finished a book that I borrowed from my veggie cuzzie, who shares my penchant for a simpler life if not my habitual craving for lamb. Her verve for eating organic and local [...]
I’m not going to lie. I had no clue what bolognese was besides a meat sauce up until I decided I wanted to make a lamb version. To me it was basically a tomato sauce with a whole lot of ground meat, right? Nope. Quite a few recipes I scoured through had very little tomato [...]
Last week was my beau and my anniversary. A hot and humid summer day unfolded; I knew by 7 am that at the very least I didn’t want to turn on the oven. By noon, I knew I wanted a hand-roll and my anniversary dinner idea was born. With my mental grocery list, I was [...]
There are two things that the people close to me know that I don’t do well (and now you to will know): waiting, and dealing with hunger. I can generally go a long period without eating if I’m busy tackling a fix-it issue and have had my morning coffee. I do pretty well. I’m calm, [...]
This is about the second time I made lamb, the first time I made rack of lamb. Just as before, in good form, I burned myself due to the over-abundant drinking of the white wine that had been purchased for making the risotto. As I am writing this, I can’t help but reminisce over the sweet [...]
I have had the cookbook Cradle of Flavor by James Oseland, a James Beard Foundation Book Award Winner for Asian Cooking, for over a year now. The book covers traditional dishes from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore as well as comes with a fantastic geography lesson, spice index, endearing introduction, and more. Not until recently did I use it [...]
I’ve been thinking lately during the car rides to the office or Saint Genevieve’s afternoon strolls about truly what foods make me happy and prefer over others. With a troublesome stomach and a passion for food, I have to remind myself of things that I can truly enjoy and not confuse them with momentary gladness [...]
I have cinnamon every day. Typically my cinnamon is sprinkled over my homemade latte but every once in a while, this girl really needs a cinnamon roll: (Or even close to a dozen cinnamon rolls.) When I want a cinnamon roll, I want a gooey, cinnamony finger-licking awesome cinnamon roll. That being said it took a bit to [...]
Life is certifiable insane. As a result, I’ve longed to eat brownies for breakfast and cereal for dinner. Not to worry; I only indulged in the activity once: I found this great recipe from a fellow blogger to satiate my brownie need. I used my kitchenaid to mix and really took her tips to heart [...]
Had a bit of a blogging withdrawal. I was an oh-so-wonderful girlfriend and lent my laptop to my dear so that he could use it during his days spent at the library studying for those nasty engineering finals. Phew! Those are now finished (for now) and my blogging life can continue. So! I recently watched The [...]
I’m a rice-instead-of-potatoes kind of girl so for me; and I’ve started to embrace arborio rice just the same as jasmine or basmati. The intrigue has always been there but never in my kitchen. That is until Valentine’s Day (or really the day after Valentine’s Day) I spent the better part of the day cooking up love for my lover: braised lamb [...]
Where have I been?!? I’ve had a bit of an identity crisis lately: Am I unemployed or do I have a job to do? Having passed my real estate license exam (WOOT!), I am forced to wait for all my paperwork to go through, meanwhile I’ve helped with Make-A-Wish Foundation, getting stung by a bee, and photo [...]
Is your mouth watering yet? From Denver, CO, Snooze has hit the Hillcrest scene and my belly with a big ol’ YUMMMMY! For one, I love the decor and the use of my favorite ORANGE. Despite the wait being an hour+, it is all worth it. The ambiance has you believing that Rosie from The [...]
I suppose it happens to everyone at some point. Your head is in another place. Your lack of appetite for it dwindles away. Before you know it, you can’t even perform. It happened to me. For four days, I couldn’t even scramble an egg. I lost my mojo in the kitchen! (Does anyone use the [...]
Not vegetarian friendly, but this post comes with its own soundtrack and I have to say is a perfect tune for cooking up some good ol’ mac-n-cheese! Of course I’m going to take the time to remind you how I have a love-hate relationship with cheese. Cheese is a narcissistic food; it lakes to take [...]
This post is dedicated to two awesome boys gentlemen in my circle of friends: Joseph and Tucker, who are too far away from me to share or rather cook this meal for. Truth be told, it actually took me three days to make this but don’t be frightened that’s mainly because I was being ridiculous. I got the [...]
The beginning of the year always makes me want to simultaneously clean house and take on new assignments. The struggle is that I have some residual tasks that I need to get done leftover from 2011 before I start biting off more. However, I thought it would be helpful (for me) to throw out these [...]
Looking back, the holidays are always a tricky time for me to stay on track with my blogging; this year was exceptionally so. Unfortunately, this means all of you that do stop by have missed out on quite a bit of edible goodness, travel talk, and San Diego Dining recommendations. However, 2012 is here and I’m [...]
Wowee zowee! I have missed this little blog! I’ve tried very diligently to get back in the groove but it has been difficult although not for lack of inspiration. I have so much I want to share still that has happened in my gastronomical life and I know that I will just have to let some things pass [...]
Thank you to my readers! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your own
I can’t believe it; it has been a month since I’ve posted. Vacations really do throw you out of the routine, I guess. That’s the point though right? Gives you a first hand look at all the silly things you’ve made a habit (not that blogging is silly) and take up the important ones again. [...]
It’s me! It’s me! I’m here and knee-deep in photo editing from the some 3,000+ photos of the trip (yes, 3,000 between the two of us and believe me not all good–ha!). I’m not ready to divulge the tasty details of my vacation but I thought I would catch up with a blog post about [...]
VACATION FINALLY! I’ll miss you all but I’m not going to make the commitment to post while I’m gone. I’ll be too busy doing as Romans do! See you soon! I’ll have a lot of yums to share.
Deep dish lovers step aside, step up thin crust devourers. Basic is the East Village no-brainer when you just want food, drink, and a good time. At least it is when you work across the street from it. The menu isn’t overly complicated unless you make it that way. There is one salad. There’s one red [...]
Terribly behind! TERRIBLY behind! I don’t even remember what week or day I made these but at some point in the past, I made spaghetti and meatballs. A friend of mine told me it was very American of me to be trying to clean out my fridge of food before I left on vacation. Is that [...]
Tilapia…is AMAZING! I had come across a blog post from An Edible Mosaic for Baked Fish with Crumb Topping a while ago and saved it but hadn’t actually picked up some fish to try it out. Well, I finally did! I chose to use tilapia because I know I enjoy tilapia. I didn’t have parsley but I did [...]
I’ve been eating, I promise! It feels like it has been so long since I’ve written a post and really written creatively at all. I’ve got a lot of excuses for it and they all amount to a necessary six month side project which has now found its pace in my life. On top of that, just [...]
“And I would eat them in a boat! And I would eat them with a goat. And I will eat them in the rain. And in the dark. And on a train. And in a car. And in a tree. They are so good so good you see!” (Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham) These eggs [...]
Barbecue sauce: glorified ketchup or amazing? Before you answer, let me offer up new evidence: Surprise! Surprise! I’m not a fan of barbecue sauce; barbeques–yes, sauce–no. However, there are few things already on a list of dislikes (i.e. eggs) that I’ve marked off my Eew List so I decided to research my disdain for this praised [...]
