roasted.

As the weather cools, I’m finding myself craving more complexity in my meals.  Hearty stews, spicy curries, flavorful sauces.  There’s something about the aroma warming the air and the heat emanating from the stove that makes more intricate dishes so appealing this time of year.  

That being said, achieving that intricacy in [...]

following instructions.

So, we all know my overactive imagination makes it a serious struggle for me to follow recipes.  This past weekend, however, while acting as my mother’s kitchen assistant, I was forced to adhere to the rules within the recipes she had selected.  I learned a good lesson: every now and then, following a recipe can [...]

awkward mezze.

Last year, I visited a Middle Eastern restaurant in Prague with my close friend and travel partner, who was about to depart back to the states.  Perhaps it would have been more appropriate to send her off with a classic Czech meal, but being vegan, there wasn’t a single Czech dish she could eat.  Plus, [...]

satisfaction.

This is for all of my fellow twentysomethings struggling at the bottom of the working ladder.

You know those days where you are actually able to use your brain?  Where you remember your goals and how capable you are of doing the work you aspire to do?  Where someone in charge trusts you to do that [...]