Is Perfection Ever an Achievable Goal? – Thoughts on Nachos
My friend’s sister was visiting New York from Texas and shared with me her technique for making nachos. A steady go-to dish of my own, I was amazed to hear her explain how she lays out chips in rows and places identical proportions of ingredients on each chip one at a time. One jalapeno slice per chip. One black olive per chip. One scoop of diced onion per chip. Each chip is a perfect bite of nacho she explained to me. The perfect bite of nacho… hm. That’s a... Read More
My Life in a Pie
As soon as Where Women Cook posted their contest for a pieography – your life explained in a pie, I couldn’t get the idea out of my head. After walking around with this analogy in my head for a couple weeks here are a few things I know for certain: My life is not a pie as much as a rustic tart, a little bit messy and definitely not put together around the edges. I’ve been self-employed for a decade as a creative professional. It has not been an easy path, but... Read More
Chunky is Good. Chunky is Very Good. – some of my theories on pasta
There is something I have to tell you. It is so crazy that I’m not really sure how to say it, so I’m just gonna put it out there – there are people in this world who actually think that pasta salad is all about (wait for it…) the pasta. I know! It boggles my mind too! …or maybe it’s just me. When I see a pasta salad that is just a pile of cold spiral noodles with a few light sprinkles of bell pepper and dressing I honestly think – “Really?... Read More
If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don’t Want To Be Right – stuffed jalapeños
In a classic romantic comedy style – I didn’t even like them when I first met them. They had such potential to be loved, but fell flat of any of the excitement that their name built them up to be. What’s not to love about stuffed jalapeños? At the beginning of this story – plenty. I had just moved to the east coast and was being introduced to wonderful world of fried snack foods. They sounded sexy. Starting with a scooped out shell of loveliness,... Read More
Look Ma! I Baked! – savory apple tart
Sometimes I just get antsy. Sometimes I just need to cook something special occasion without having the occasion (because I might not actually have anyone to feed it to). This week has been like that a lot. I have been spending the better part of this week looking for a job – and the rest of it cooking elaborately to ease the stir-craziness of looking for a job. When I came across Elise Bauers’ recipe on Simply Recipes for an Apple Walnut Gorgonzola Tart I practically... Read More
National Man-Food Day – aka the Superbowl
I never quite realized how much Superbowl food could mean to me. I mean, I didn’t even know what teams were playing until they turned on the game (I’m more of a classic connoisseur of Superbowl commercials kind of girl). But with all the food articles coming out and blog postings, like Smitten Kitchen’s drool-inducing “if-you’re-going-to-do-it-you-might-as-well-go-all-the-way” meatball subs, to torture us. I was ready to go all in. I called... Read More
