I’ll never forget the first time I made pesto. It was like any moment when Ariel from the Little Mermaid is singing. Magic. So when I learned this week that there is a French version of pesto called pistou, I was pretty surprised. Long story short? It’s like pesto but without the cheese and thicker.…
Oh you sweet beautiful salad. I guess not sweet because it’s kale. But sweet in the sense of victory… because it came from my garden. After watching only two Youtube videos about how to harvest kale, I felt ready to actually do it. I used to get this awesome kale salad from B. Good that…
It’s no secret that I love to cook. Not only it is often good for the budget, it also feels tremendously therapeutic. One of my favorite combos is to making a caprese salad and then eat it on my fire escape while I people watch. Hands down a magnificent evening for one. I say “for…
I guess we could call this the season of trying new grains… and liking it. First, bulgar. Now, Farro. There honestly isn’t much to say about this – except that it is great. Kale isn’t a win for everyone so that is balanced out nicely with the grain (farro) and other delights like strawberries, pepitos,…
While I would love to eat a BLT for lunch every day…. it is just a bad idea for your physical heart. Your emotional heart on the other hand will be really happy with you. In the spirit of my constant battle with bacon balance, I’m always looking for a quick little meal option. I…
I have always loved caesar salad. I think I even like bad caesar salad. It’s just so creamy and sinful but yet there is lettuce… so it’s this fake feeling of healthy decision making. I wouldn’t say that I’m one to make really healthy eating decisions but I’ll never forget getting a peeksy at the…
Birthday dinners are rather important. I’m not saying they need to be fancy – but there needs to be thought behind it. I’d be perfectly happy with a pizza for my dinner because then it’d be about the atmosphere or getting to binge watch my favorite shows on Netflix while we ate. But, one of…
I’m always a big fan of trying to do things myself once or twice – or at least attempting it. For this reason, I have a pile of clothes in my closet that I refuse to throw out / donate because I’m moderately convinced I can hem / alter them myself. I can nearly guarantee…
You may or may not have noticed that I haven’t been cooking …. pretty much at all. There are probably a few reasons for this of which none are really valid. Sometimes an english muffin just feels right and sometimes I don’t feel like doing dishes and sometimes it’s just too warm out. For example,…
I’ll probably never forget the first time I saw someone make pesto. I remember being shocked. It was very much a “THAT’S IT?” moment. But seriously, pesto is really that easy. And upon further investigation, you can pretty much make it any which was you want. I saw this great blog post that illustrated all…
