When I find myself in a dreaded creative rut with cooking, my favorite antidote is a trip to the farmer’s market. There’s nothing like a vegetable I haven’t handled before, or a chat with a passionate farmer to reignite my curiosity. …
Archives for February 2018
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Blood Orange Buttercream
The first association I make with Valentine’s Day is romantic love, the kind that’s fortified with preconceived outward gestures like buying flowers and chocolate, making reservations for an extravagant dinner, and of course the events that could follow. Don’t get me wrong, all of these activities and gestures are beautiful, appreciated acts of love. …
Double Chocolate, Banana + Raspberry Muffins
With Valentine’s Day smack dab in the middle of the week this year, I wanted to infuse a little panache into territory typically occupied by boring cereal and smoothies, weekday breakfast time….
A letter to my furstborn
Dear Linker Pup,
You blazed the trail to motherhood in my heart. You infuse even the most trying moments with genuine joy and laughter. Due to your zealous spirit, adventurous ways and black.hair.everywhere…I wouldn’t dare describe life with you as convenient or “easy.” But you have taught me that it’s always better to choose love over convenience….
Chorizo, Green Pea + Ranch Sweet Potato Skins
I would love to go on and on about football here. About how pumped I am for the Super Bowl tomorrow or feign claim to some tiny ounce of Nick Foles’ success with the Eagles because I was his cheerleader after all!! That’s obviously why he is where he is today. Yep, there’s my plug. Any Westlake graduate between 2000-2010 has one too, if only to puff up and remark “we went to the same high school” with our noses in the air like we somehow contributed to his herculean athleticism. …