I’ve taken a small hiatus from cooking, writing and socializing for the past two months. July and August have been a whirlwind of brutal change for me! We sold our condo and moved from the bright downtown city core to quiet suburbia. No more car alarms, helicopters, sirens, or gunshots! When you turn off the lights at …
I sit and type this post from one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Not even lying folks, this is my current view: I’m both lucky and unlucky enough to have a sister who lives in Big Sky, Montana. I’m lucky, because it’s truly a beautiful evergreen gem of a place to visit; …
St. Patrick’s day has a special place in my heart because one of my most favorite people on the planet shares her birthday with the holiday. I dedicate this recipe to my sister, Patrice, who also happens to be the nicest, most selfless person in my family. She devotes all her time to her kids, …
I know other parts of the country have had snow, snow, and more snow, but here in Nashville we’ve had rain, rain, freezing rain, and then more rain. So much so that we actually had a flash flood warning yesterday! I’ll take snow over all this rain in the dead of winter any day. The …
People go crazy over my hummus. The reason? I’m a stickler for texture, and velvety smooth is definitely the right choice! I used to not even like hummus (again, it’s textural for me), until that life-changing day The Hubs ordered it while having lunch at Café Rakka in Hendersonville. Café Rakka’s hummus is so smooth, so creamy, …
Ok, so ever since our trip to Traverse City a few summers ago, I’ve been craving the mussels from North Peak Brewery. The North Peak’s mussels were so good we asked for three helpings of bread just to sop up the amazingly flavorful broth at the bottom of the bowl. At our third request for …
One of my good friends just posted on Facebook today, “it’s soup season”, and I couldn’t agree more. This soup-er (ha) creamy cauliflower soup recipe is from this September-October’s issue of Cook’s Illustrated. It looks so fancy that you feel like you should get dressed up to eat it. I’m writing the recipe pretty much …
Ok, I KNOW that Fall is officially here, but it was 80 degrees here today damn it, so I refuse to put my flippy floppies away just yet! I found one last rogue watermelon, (cripes it was probably from Guatemala) at the grocery and decided to make this admittedly summery salad last week. It’s so …
I’m not going to lie, I have at least one more Hatch Green Chile recipe left in me after this one. I now understand the cult following of these things! Flavor packed with a hint of lingering char leftover from grilling, Hatch chiles now have a permanent place of spicy appreciation in my heart. This …
My dad is a shameless potato chip junkie. Unfortunately for him, my mom is perpetually dieting (even though she looks just fine to me) and refuses to keep tempting chips in her pantry. My poor father is forever in search of his next bag of chips. Sour cream, plain or ruffled, it makes no difference; …
