Apologies for the unexcused absence. I didn't abandon my little blog. The event planner part of me had to work a little more intensely f...

I had a mad hankering for peanut sauce the other day. Not anything that traditionally goes with peanut sauce, like a beef or chicken satay, ...

I've come to the conclusion that I'm not really driven by the desire to try new dishes as much as I am to try new ingredients. I r...

I needed an excuse to use my immersion blender (a birthday present) and to eat the baby carrots in the fridge. And that's when I found t...

It was the same old story: there were strawberries in the fridge that had to be used and I wanted to try something completely different. Tha...

The other day I came across a show called Just Cook This . It's hosted by Sam Zien, a no nonsense kind of guy who seemed to actually be ...

My mom and I are both fans of Aarón Sanchez , the resident Mexican chef on The Food Network. And it just so happened that Food Network Magaz...

I have a serious weakness for spinach and artichoke dip. But not just any S&A dip. The one at the Hollywood Improv is so damn good, I s...

The menu for Day 2 of Operation No Carbs included mushroom soup for lunch. I pulled this together from 2 different recipes without even real...

My birthday is next month and there's a possibility I'll be spending it in the Caribbean. *happy dance* So to get ready for swimsuit...

What do you do with blueberries? Cobbler, pie, compote, blah blah blah. I didn't feel like drowning beautiful, ripe blueberries in sugar...

I'm a liar. Such a good liar that I don't even know when I'm lying. In an earlier post , I told you I hadn't taken pictures ...