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

Fresh Starts and New Year’s Resolutions

It’s not New Years. It’s not even Valentines anymore. Where have I been? Well… I have a problem. I am a workaholic. Recently I lost myself in my work, not coming up for air long enough to write. I love my work and I’m passionate about my projects… but I’ve missed this. I’ve missed these pages and being excited to cook something new in the afternoon just to blog about it. It all started last summer. I felt overwhelmed. I had moved to NYC... Read More