Last week I was in a ravioli-making frenzy. I ate raviolis five nights in a row. Five. Count them. I'm on what they call the anti-South Beach diet. This carb loving girl never says no to fresh pasta. What brought on this carb loading you ask? Well it all started with a simple tiny little […]
vegetable dinner Thanks to my parents, the mentality that food is sacred and meant to be appreciated has long been ingrained in my head. This all happened long before there was a Julie's Kitchen, and even long before I was tall enough to reach the stove top. There is a saying in Cantonese, that translated, […]
Rum Raisin Cinnamon Rolls Cinnamon rolls fresh out of the oven are simply irresistible. Add some raisins spiked with dark rum and a rum glaze for an alcoholic twist. From good to great, right? Well in my dessert-minded imagination, I was smiling as my teeth were sinking into one of these yeasty rolls. A smile-bite. […]
Roasted Yellow Carrot Soup Making vegetable stock has become somewhat of a weekly ritual for me. The increased frequency is in part due to a tip from Bourgeois Bee. He told me that he uses his carrot tops for stock. And though I enjoy eating the carrot tops, it's more of a once in a […]
Even though it was my idea to go to Vicenti for date night on Friday, at the last minute, I vetoed my own plan. You'd think I was crazy to pass up one of the best (according to Jonathon Gold) Italian restaurants in L.A., but I had two legitimately sane reasons. One, my skinny jeans […]
Tofu Parmesan Sandwich Running egg yolks and melting cheese are two of my favorite images of food porn. To kick those salivary glands into high gear, here's a prime example of the latter. Tofu coated in a crunchy crust of panko and Parmesan cheese. Tomato sauce spiked with fresh hand-torn leaves of basil… just beginning […]
Russian Kale Wheatberry Salad After watching the screening of "Eat at Bill's" last night, I was craving some farm-fresh produce. They had whet my palate with an assortment of cherries, apricots and tangerines post-screening – quite suiting for a documentary on seasonal foods and local agriculture! I walked home, since the theater was close by, […]
A little official business first… Julie's kitchen gives two thumbs up to Food Rockz' first stab at molecular gastronomy. Here he blogs about his strawberry "raviolis". How delicious does that sound? He's a natural kitchen wizard, or should I say scientist? Prepare to be impressed. Second on the Julie's Kitchen agenda is the screening of […]
Tri-color Potato Salad Potato salad is one of those quintessential Summer picnic dishes where a million different variations on the same recipe exist. Some like it eggy. Some like it olivey. I like mine with tons of chopped up tangy cornichons and creamy yogurt cheese in place of mayonnaise. Dijon instead of yellow gives a […]
Narrow, cramped and void of any real counter space, my "so-called" kitchen is one single-purpose appliance away from imploding. And though the Hello Kitty waffle press is absolutely out of the question, the thing that I've really been jonesing for is an ice cream maker! Oh yes! What's Summer without homemade ice cream? In the […]
