Too much mint and jalapenos? How about some lite summer snacking of homemade salsa and guac with an iced cold pitcher of mojitos to wash it all down. That’s what VBar, Emily and I were up to a couple weeks ago. I can’t believe I forgot how delicious and easy making your own salsa is! [...]
Read more →I was feeling adventurous last week and decided to take another stab at making black bean burgers. The first attempt wasn’t a major fail, the flavor was good but the consistency didn’t stand up to cooking so there was definitely room for improvement. To deal with the burger’s crumbly nature i decided to employ the [...]
Read more →I really wanted to try a new baked eggplant recipe that I found in a cookbook, Dishing Up Maine, but with Boston’s recent heatwave there was no way I was turning on any part of my stove to fuel the fire of my 85 degree apartment. Instead I made some changes to the recipe to [...]
Read more →I had a mission to branch out of my guacamole ways and get a little creative with my recent surplus of avocados. I found a few crafty ways on my own and also stumbled on this article at the perfect time: Beyond Guacamole- 5 Ways to Use Avocados. I seriously felt like the internet was [...]
Read more →This may send readers into carb-overload after Mo’s delicious pasta posts but I have to share this tasty mac and cheese I whipped up in the good ol’ cast iron skillet before it escapes my memory. I make mac and cheese quite often so I wanted to branch out with my cheese choice to add [...]
Read more →For a few years I had been slaving over a make-shift rolling pin (mason jar full of water) to get my pasta dough thin enough. For anyone without a pasta maker, you know how tedious this can be. Last year though, I was fortunate enough to be gifted a beautiful new pasta maker from fellow [...]
Read more →Here are a couple meals I whipped up this week when my kitchen energy was running pretty low. These two recipes follow the same theme but when you change the flavor components in the marinade/dressing it doesn’t taste monotonous at all. Grilled Chicken & Rice Salad RICE: I chose brown rice for this salad and [...]
Read more →Currently the only herb on my porch is a chive plant so I have been finding as many ways as possible to incorporate it into my cooking. When I hear chives the first thing the pops into mind is potato- mashed, baked, fried, any way you make it the flavor is always increased with chives. [...]
Read more →A good fish taco is hard to come by, so i felt a tad nervous taking on this new culinary venture. Mixed with nervousness was also excitement because if it came out delicious I would no longer have to seek these out at restaurants because one could always be created at home. VBar and I [...]
Read more →One of my new veggies is the illusive green garlic. I had my first experience with it last spring, and have been waiting all year for its return. It only exsists for a short period of time each year (and that time has passed in CA, but has not yet arrived on the east coast) [...]
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