I am not a chef–far from it! Then I got hungry. There was nothing to do for it but head to the kitchen. I’ve never looked back. I thought back on the toys that I bought in order to become ...Read More
Do you ever open your refrigerator door and wonder what the heck you were thinking when you purchased these particular ingredients? I do it all the time! Most days when I have a collection of eclectic...Read More
The other day I noticed that I was running low on baking soda. It seems like just last year I bought my last box. As those of you who follow know, I am not much of a baker. How am I going through more...Read More
Every once in a while, a recipe comes along and you become completely addicted. I mean can’t stop eating good. Am I surprised that I have developed such a relationship with cauliflower? A little. Wh...Read More
One of the things they don’t tell you when you start messing around in the kitchen is that you’re going to end up with a weird collection of leftover ingredients. I hate waste. I hate throwing out...Read More
Don’t let the name fool you. This salad is beyond easy, though never fails to impress guests. In summer, I like to eat a combination of little things rather than have one main dish. That way, I get ...Read More
My friend Tom is amazing cook. He has lived all over the world and has picked up an amazing set of recipes. One of the reasons Tom is an amazing cook is because there were very few restaurants—if an...Read More
You might know bulgur wheat from the now ubiquitous tabbouleh, a grain salad with 1001 variations. What you may not know is that bulgur wheat is a flexible whole grain commonly used in Middle Eastern ...Read More
While I have always been a fan of gazpacho, this version is one of my all-time favorite foods. For me, it is the food that speaks summer. I love summer. I eat salmorejo all summer long. The tomatoes a...Read More