when a friend hands you lemons
My friend Heather recently moved from Boise to San Jose and while most of the time I'm not envious at all, the times I am almost always have to do with the beautiful produce that she has easy access to. She knows this and tends to rub it in whenever she can, but at...
ginger-chicken meatballs with spinach
It might be spring but while the days are longer and warmer, there is still a nip in the air when the sun goes down that calls for soup. Not chili or stews that are full of long-cooking meats and veggies. Something a little lighter. A little brighter. I've been trying...
spring veggie farro risotto with poached egg
It's spring in Idaho which means we can run a trifecta of weather – sun, rain, hail – all in a 15 minute span. It's still a time for comfort food but with first glimpses of veggies that indicate that the season is a changing. I saw this recipe in Bon Appétit and it...
carrot cake baked oatmeal cups
It was a Saturday morning, I had the house to myself and it was raining. Any of these things alone might elicit the need to bake, but collectively they left no doubt. I pulled up a recipe on Shape magazine's website that had caught my eye earlier in the week, rolled...
crabless cakes with hearts of palm & corn
I know this is a food blog and all, and generally speaking everything posted here should (and does) taste good, but I have to say, these crab less cakes are one of the best things I've made in a long time. Since the beginning of the year, I've been working on getting...
taking stock… twice
I love roasted chicken. Everything from the golden skin to the juicy meat; the leftovers good hot or cold; the way it makes the house smell comfortable. I also love that it's not just good for a first go around of meals, but that it's a contributor to those in the...
pumpkin shrimp curry
As the weather is starting to warm up, it's almost time to bid adieu to the root veggies of winter so this recipe that uses both butternut squash and pumpkin, plus all the warming spices like ginger, curry and cayenne, seemed like a great last hurrah. It also packs a...
a bitty bit of Bittman
If there's my one go-to cookbook, it's How to Cook Everything. As you might have concurred by the name, it's a book filled with solutions for almost, well, everything. The problem with naming a cookbook, or any book for that matter, with this kind of definitiveness is...
breakfast tostada
The weekend is in sight and since my last post was about the advantages of having breakfast at home, let's run with another idea of something that feels like you're at a restaurant with all the benefits of still being in your PJs. I like breakfast burritos but often...
a better benedict
We rarely go out for breakfast, much to the disappointment I think of my husband, Devin. I just prefer the coziness of ambling out of bed on the weekend, making a great cup of Nespresso and seeing what I can throw together from what is in the fridge. Plus, breakfast...
cranberry walnut banana bread
It's the kind of day that makes me want to bake something. It's cloudy and windy and I'm stuck inside so why not fill the house with warm, yummy smells? This is a slippery slope though fueled by visions of comfort food – macaroni and cheese, cakes, cookies. But I'm...
sneaking a peek at the new mode lounge
I like a good lounge. One that is dark and plush – filled with sofas, and high-backed chairs and maybe a touch of velvet. Where they aren't bartenders – they are mixologists with an apothecary of jars and droppers from which they masterfully concoct a drink from...