The truth is, I don’t always write my own recipes, but another truth is that I never follow a recipe to the tee. I almost always modify them, either adding and omitting ingredients or making substitutions. And I did just that recently with a recipe from one of my favorite cooks, Ina Garten aka The [...]
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Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending my first ever Food Bloggers of Los Angeles (FBLA) meeting, held at a fellow blogger’s home in Tustin, CA. The theme was egg dishes, hence the title of the meeting, “Egg-stravaganza”. (I will spare you any more egg puns for the duration of this post) And speaking [...] I find it very fun to turn a dish that’s normally savory into something sweet. You’d be surprised how easily and often this can be done, and how deliciously exotic the results are. I basically did that here with chips and salsa. Another thing you’d be surprised by: how easy it is to make your [...] As I wrote in this post, Italian food may be intimidating to some, but really it’s all about simplicity, few ingredients, but big flavor. This recipe definitely embodies that philosophy. It has eight simple ingredients (two of which I added for some extra flair), takes about 15-20 minutes to make, uses only two pans, and [...] Greetings from Sonoma County, California! I’m here for about a month on Winter Break, and during my time here I plan on showcasing the best of what this food (and wine!)-loving area has to offer. One of the many things I love about coming home and having a break from school is all the free [...] Who doesn’t love grilled cheese? It’s fast, easy, comforting, and makes you feel like a kid again. It’s also affordable and has very few ingredients. But, let’s face it, it’s often made with white bread, processed American “cheese” (if you even want to call it that), slathered with butter, doused in sugary ketchup, and has [...] Since I’m leaving LA in three days to visit home for Thanksgiving, I don’t have much food in my fridge or pantry right now. I figured I could just make do with what I have in the meantime. I browned a big batch of ground turkey a few days ago, so I’m trying to use [...] My favorite fall food has got to be sweet potatoes. It’s a food that manages to be sweet and savory at the same time. Extremely versatile. Vibrant color. And, the word is definitely out about how healthy they are. However, baking them in the oven can take a long, long time, and microwaving them all [...] Whenever I’m low on food, pasta is always my go-to dish. I can always manage to just look in my fridge and pantry, pull out any viable pasta toss-ins, improvise a sauce, and voilà. Tonight was one of those nights. I had some ground turkey in my fridge because hey, it’s the holidays. I then [...] |
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