Wattleseed Ice Cream From the makers of the bacon chocolate bar comes Wattleseed ice cream. Vosges makes ice cream too. Of course. If you're a sucker like me, you just can't resist a new foodie find. Aboriginal wattleseed is reminiscent of "cacao, coffee, hazelnut and vanilla". How could I say no? I told my friend […]
Trout Fillets with Asparagus, Celery & Chive Salad I played the role of Super Shuttle this week at work, carting co-workers to LAX. It's a straight shot from work and conveniently enough it passes right by Bristol Farms. I don't shop there much, but every once in a while it's nice to pick up a […]
Steaming Scallop Chive Dumplings No Chinese New Year celebration would be complete without dumplings — a token of good luck. These scallop and chive dumplings graced our dinner table. Sweet scallop meat, garlic chives and fragrant ginger encased in a golden wrapper. I was beginning to feel pretty darn lucky already! Wishing you a year […]
Braised Chicken with Porcini Mushrooms, Shallots & Prunes With happy hour ending at six o'clock most places, who has time between working, working more and commuting (besides me) to make it? My solution? Have happy hour at home. I find that it's nice just to have a girls' night IN once in a while. A […]
Sprout Salad I'm on a sprout kick. Four out of five days this week, I had a sprouted tortilla wrap filled with sprouts, hummus and jack cheese. Long gone are the days when my sprout universe consisted of alfalfa and mung bean. Oh no. Take a look at the salad pictured above. Arugula topped with […]
Burrata, Roasted Leek & Onion Sprout Crostini My Saturday morning routine involves a quick walk through of the Santa Monica FM and, if I'm feeling particularly cheeky, I'll indulge by stopping at Bay Cities. You can't beat bread fresh outta the oven. Warm and toasty… simply perfect. It's also one of the only places I […]
Tamarind Caramel Popcorn As promised ladies & gents… tamarind gets a taste of the sweet life. For my overly ambitious attempt at French macarons, I had made tons of tamarind caramel for the filling. I should have known better is all I have to say about that. Bad baker plus finicky recipe equals one giant […]
Spicy Tamarind Noodles with Radish Sprouts Fascinating food. Some foods are just more fascinating than others. Take tamarind for example. Tamarind has got to be one of the most fascinating fruits to work with. Brown pods with a thin crisp shell, hiding a sticky pulpy fruit embedded with fibers and seeds the color of polished […]
Fennel & Lavender Hot Toddy I can always tell when there's a bug going around. A third of my office calls in sick, the other third comes in sniffling and the healthy third sit quietly spraying Lysol everywhere and wishing they had brought their SARs masks to work. My favorite home remedy for a cold […]
I'm giving a presentation at work tomorrow. It is an exercise on public speaking, which I'm terrible at by the way. One on one or small groups don't intimidate me, but somehow putting me behind a podium with bright lights and a 15 pound adding camera makes me feel like I'm in an interrogation room. […]
