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Lately, I have been all about soup. Raw, cooked, roasted, it doesn’t much matter; if I’ve daydreamt a recipe in the past few weeks, it has very likely been a soup. It must be the frozen weather, kindling cravings for flavors more pronounced. I always enjoy adding spices of this and [...] Thank you all for the well-wishes and encouragement yesterday! I appreciate it so much. My first day went well! I’ll update now and then on how everything is going. So amidst career moves and first day jitters, yesterday, I also determined that I’m going to turn orange. wintertime carrot pesto salad [walnut-marjoram pesto, carrot "ribbons"] I [...] New on GoBackpacking: Getting Personal
A couple days ago, I made the most delicious soup. I had purchased some leeks a few days prior – I always like to play with seasonal ingredients, and this one had been beckoning me from the grocery shelves on my past several trips. So into the cart they finally went, and [...] Apparently, this past June was the rainiest in New York history. We city dwellers tend to complain about summer heat – stuffy subways, heavier than usual smog, skyscrapers that block any sort of breeze. Personally, though, I’d much rather endure a heat wave than the monsoon season we’ve had instead. The constant wet threat has [...]
As I mentioned on my about page, I adore produce shopping. I have a definite weakness for ingredients I’ve never used before; even if I’ve never tasted a certain vegetable, I often find myself purchasing it and dreaming up ways to cook with it later. I’ve been eyeing tomatillos for a while now, and with all [...] |
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