Wasabimon!

Last year I made a pact with myself to not indulge my consumeristic tendencies by buying my loved ones a ton of stuff they don’t need, and instead opted to make my gifts. After much back and forth on what I should make, I finally decided on fleur de sel caramels.
If you’ve [...]

For some reason, it never occurred to me to make my own homemade vanilla extract.
I’m a big fan of Elise Bauer’s Simply Recipes blog. And how could I not be? Elise’s site is hands down one of the most reputable cooking blogs I’ve yet to run across. So far, every recipe I’ve [...]

Here’s another wonderful autumn dish, herbes de provence roasted potatoes and zucchini.
Continuing with my toaster oven love from last week, I’ve been baking, roasting, and toasting things for almost every meal. Being autumn (yes, we do experience a vernal season here in California), the farmer’s markets have been rife with all sorts of wonderful [...]

I have a love affair with falafel, but I’m trying to cut back on the fried foods. To make them healthier I decided to bake them, which, if done right, will still give you a nice crunchy ball that’s tender inside.
I pilfered this recipe from Sooo Good, and made a few modifications. Enjoy [...]

I had a crap day yesterday, and by the time I got home, I didn’t want to cook. For hours I started wistfully at the bag of vegetables I’d brought home from the farmer’s market - I’d had such plans for them, but I just didn’t give a damn anymore. How did I [...]

Ok, I’ve been lagging big time in posting. I have 384289734 drafts saved with topics that I want to write about, but with the long holiday weekend and an old RSI injury acting up again, I’ve been slacking. Enough excuses, here’s the most recent installment of the 10^2+1 Cookbooks Project, complete with a [...]