Soba Noodles with Eggplant and Mango

December 11 ‘Tis the season for potlucks and parties. It’s been quite some time since I’ve felt like I’ve had such an active social life. While it’s sometimes exhausting, the holidays are also a wonderful time when people make an extra effort to get together and celebrate with one another, usually around food. I have […]

spiced chocolate cookies recipe

Spiced Chocolate Cookies

October 29 I have had many cookie disasters in my day. There are a number of things that normally trip me up. 1- Cookie recipes normally call for creaming the butter and sugar. I only got an electric mixer a couple of years ago, so before that, this was a major problem for me. I […]

Peach Yogurt Squares

August 23 The day that I made these squares started off kind of crappy. Nothing in particular went wrong, I just had very little motivation to get up and face the day. However, after reading this recipe on Sprouted Kitchen, I couldn’t bear to wait another second. I jumped up and made these squares with […]

Mushroom Pâté

July 6 I lived in London for about a year and, by far, my favorite part of the city was all of the amazing markets. When I left, it was definitely the thing that I missed the most (other than the people of course!). Beyond the amazing food that you could buy, the best thing […]