Grilled Oyster Mushroom, Tomato & Goat Cheese Pita Pizza Why do I always get so excited about eating? Excited like a five-year-old on Christmas Eve. Tonight turned out to be one of those nights. My stomach was antsy, and my appetite insatiable. I wanted to eat – NOW – and couldn't possible be bothered to […]
Vanilla Cupcakes with Valrhona Chocolate buttercream Today is my youngest sister's birthday. Happy birthday, Jenny! Since I can't be there in person to celebrate with her, I've decided to send her blog birthday wishes by dedicating this blog to her. I made these Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla cupcakes with Valrhona Chocolate Buttercream in her honor. I […]
Vegetarian Chow Fun Boy did I over shop for the week! I have tons of vegetables from my normal run through of the Sunday Farmers' Market and couldn't resist hopping into a 99 Ranch after dim sum. For those of you not from the area, 99 Ranch is a chain of asian supermarkets that carry […]
Seared King Salmon with Green Mole A while back my sister, Becky, gave me a wallet-sized pamphlet titled "Seafood Watch: West Coast Seafood Guide". It provides a list of seafood choices that are caught or farmed in environmentally friendly and sustainable ways. I know some might consider this mighty nerdy of me, but really […]
Herbed Tomato Croquette There's a vendor at the Santa Monica Farmer's Market that sells blemished tomatoes for half off. These tomatoes are perfectly delicious in every way, but just not "salad" pretty if you know what I mean. I always buy a few pounds of these. The sign says they're for tomato sauces and salsas, […]
Braised Shiitakes, Spinach & Rice Dried shiitake mushrooms… These guys are very versatile and carry a much different flavor than their fresh counterpart. According to Wikipedia, the sun-drying process draws out the umami flavor by breaking down proteins into amino acids. You learn something new everyday. All this time, I thought that my mom would […]
Curry Potato Boats I love eating potato curry and I love eating baked potato skins, so I thought I'd combine the two to make baked potato skins stuffed with coconut vegetable curry. First I baked the potatoes for an hour at 400 degrees. I scooped out the flesh to leave me with potato skins that […]
Jicama, Orange & Radish Salad I never know what to bring to work potlucks. What can be made ahead? What can be served cold or easily nuked? What will my co-workers eat… and most importantly, what is EASY? I've been working a lot these days, leaving little time in the day for quality kitchen time. […]
Raw Almond Milk On the drive up to Joshua Tree a few weeks ago, my friend Kiel was telling me all about his little brother who is a hard core vegan. "He even makes his own almond milk," he said. We got to talking all about it and I told him the second I got […]
Vegan Cream of Asparagus Soup From all our asparagus-filled dinners a few weeks back, I had saved all the asparagus ends for a day like today. Such gloomy weather always puts me in the mood for a bowl of soup. I simply added the asparagus ends to a mirepoix of one onion, two stalks of […]
