As some of you may know, I’ve been traveling a lot. A lot of traveling means a lot of eating out. And a lot of eating out means a deluge of recipe ideas, of which I am always in need. So much inspiration has…

I’ve been staring at the blinking cursor for a couple days now. Why is this? Well, I think life lately has been rather overwhelming, even if it is in the best way possible. I am traveling more than I am home, speaking more often than…

I love Vichyssoise (that is the very fancy name for the rather humble potato-leek soup), but I wanted to make a really healthy version, without potatoes and all the dairy. When Bri over at Design Love Fest asked me to create a comforting autumn dish…

Who knows what got into me today, but holy moly, I woke up and wanted a burger. And not a dry, wimpy, boring burger either. Something with guts. Something I could sink my teeth into. Veggie burgers typically give meat-eaters grounds to criticize vegetarian cooking because,…

I believe there are a few foods adults eat that confuse the dickens out of each and every child: olives, oysters and Fig Newtons. I mean, c’mon. Dessert is supposed to be sweet, loaded with chocolate and sprinkles, and icing all over, right? For me,…

Hip hip! I have an oven. And you can bet it’s had a pretty major workout in the past few days. Oh the simple, unadulterated joys of baking granola and roasting veggies – it will never get old. This week I bought a gingantor bunch…

As I write this, there are two electricians in my apartment installing an oven. I almost have a kitchen.  The last couple months have been really interesting, hauling my food processor, blender, and bags of groceries around to all of my friends’ houses to use…

Seeing as I still don’t have a kitchen, I am eating a lot of things that don’t require much attention. Raw foods? Yes. Bread? You bet. Sandwiches have become part of the almost daily menu around here, and I can’t say that I am too torn up…