operation: conquer collard greens.

Outside the healthy living bubble, I realize that the following statement identifies me as a bit strange:  I truly look forward to eating salad.

Back in the summertime, I made a few “green monsters,” and while I won’t deny that the taste is pretty good, I’ve never felt the need to sneak in my greens through [...]

kitchen magic.

New GoBackpacking post!

I made something yummy last night.

It was one of those perfect culinary evenings.  The idea popped into my head last week, when I was filling out Brooke’s survey, and the produce required basically made up the only items on my grocery list this week, as I head to Connecticut tomorrow.

The timing of everything was perfect. [...]

halloween eats.

Happy Halloween!

I finally came up with a costume on Thursday, and thankfully I had all but one small piece already in my possession, so I am easily set for tonight.  It might be less “inspired” than I’d like, but it’s just one evening, after all.  As an ex-stylist [oops, there's some personal info], this holiday [...]

bursting with flavor.

A couple weeks ago, my mom and I were chatting about recipes, which isn’t particularly out of the ordinary.  She showed me one she had recently clipped from a magazine at her hair salon – dedicated chefs will find inspiration in the most unlikely places.

I was immediately struck with the need to make it as [...]

hummamole.

Remember when I used to cook?

After a wonderful weekend, which included a repeat visit to my new favorite play, it felt so right to finally prepare a real meal tonight.  As we’re currently enduring a wave of heat and humidity (no complaints from this 90 degree lover), I didn’t want to touch the oven or stove. [...]