The great thing about making a Gazpacho Mary is that most of the ingredients in Gazpacho can be found in your Bloody Mary mix or your vodka: hot sauce? In the mix. Pepper? In the vodka, if you choose Absolut PEPPAR. All you have to do is blend a cucumber into the mix and choose […]
Did you have grapefruit this morning? This may seem like an odd question, but it’s National Grapefruit Month and I was thinking about it, and I don’t think I’ve had an actual grapefruit for breakfast (or lunch, dinner, or snack either) in over a decade. Maybe even a couple of decades. Part of this is […]
The best part about family recipes that have been passed down may not always be the actual recipe. Sometimes, it is the memory the recipe invokes. Growing up, I remember going to my Nana’s house frequently for dinner, sometimes with just my family and sometimes with my aunts, uncles and cousins. I’ve got to say, […]
When was the last time you were attacked by the chocolate monster? I was sabotaged just last night. There I was, lounging on my couch and vegging out to old episodes of Mythbusters (of all things!) on NetFlix when the craving struck. I wanted chocolate. In a very extreme way. This was a craving that […]
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: you really can shove just about anything inside a sheet of nori and have it taste good. On thing I’ll admit to never having tried though, is hamburger maki. Yes, you read that right: I’ve found a recipe for a hamburger sushi roll. Before you go […]
My sister and my dear friend S. were coming over the other night for dinner. It was nearly 6 pm, I was tired and hungry, and I wanted to have something ready by the time the girls arrived. So I pulled out my four pound bag of red lentils and set to work. I know […]
There is an art to cooking rice on the stovetop. Since I am beholden to my rice cooker, I rarely practice it. After all, if you haven’t already guessed, I’m a little impatient, and rather easily distracted. These qualities often add up to a rice disaster, typically in the form of rice that (1) boils […]
