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 [...]
|
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 [...] If you remember my recipe for Drunken Spaghetti, you know that pasta doesn’t always have to be cooked in water. This time, I cooked it in soy sauce. There’s nothing more comforting than a noodle bowl, and you don’t have to go out and buy a bunch of specialty Asian ingredients in order to make [...] Spring is by far my favorite season for vegetables. Artichokes, asparagus, beets, fava beans, green onions, chard…the list goes on and on. To take advantage of all of this wonderful seasonal produce, I threw them together with whole wheat rotini pasta and tossed it all in a light, simple sauce. I actually made this dish [...] Oxymoron, much? Of course, quesadillas aren’t Greek, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be made Greek-style. How to do this? Pita bread instead of tortillas, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, spinach, oregano, and a tzatziki sauce for dipping in lieu of sour cream. Tzatziki sauce is traditionally made with plain Greek yogurt, cucumber, garlic, lemon juice, [...] Pear? On a sandwich? And RAW kale?! I’ve always loved food and cooking, but I admit, I haven’t always been as “adventurous” with it as the tagline above indicates. Now, I’ll try just about anything, and that includes mixing sweet and savory, and eating raw kale which I’ve always feared would be too bitter for [...] …Say that five times fast! It sounds complicated, but if you keep a good stash of ingredients from the Asian food aisle in your pantry, this dish is a no-brainer. That, and a little help from the grocery store. When I know I have a busy week ahead of me, I love making a huge [...] Remember how I said that I recently fell in love with kale, even to the point where I find it addicting? It’s true. My dad made a quick run to the store and he asked if I needed anything, so I told him to get me a head of kale. I ended up going with [...] Contrary to popular belief, pizza can be healthy. A whole wheat crust, olive oil, a little cheese, tons of veggies, and maybe some lean meat, and you’re set. It also doesn’t have to be difficult to make it yourself at home. In fact, you don’t even have to make the dough yourself. You can use [...] 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 [...] |
      |
|
Copyright © 2013 Elena the Epicurean - All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
|
