Think of yourself. Hot coffee in hand. Buttery, classic flaky biscuit crumbs showering your lap. You are winning. Thriving. Eating the best biscuit you have ever tasted. This is the first recipe in a series I will do containing “classic” recipes. I’m working on a collection of recipes full of just the classics; building …
I love making cheese boards for my friends. It always makes a super fun meal, and is a great way for me to use up a bunch of random things in my fridge. But it can be hard right? What to put where, what to buy, how much, etc. Fear not, I am going to …
Have you ever tried marinated feta? If you haven’t you are seriously missing out. Feta is one of my favorite cheeses on an average day. But coat it in an herby, beautiful olive oil? Heaven. June is normally a special month for me. My aunt Cheryl’s birthday is in June. Every year, my grandmother typically …
Spring Classic I’m pretty happy these days. Warm summer days just do something to my body. This is my first summer in LA after moving here from NYC in the fall. I’ve been hitting up the Hollywood Farmer’s Market on the weekends and just marveling at the explosion of produce going on over there. Rows …
Is there any better scent than orange blossoms? They remind me of warm winters in Palm Springs, the Santa Ana winds that sweep through southern California, and dinners eaten outside. I’m a big fan of citrus. A lot of chefs talk about how salt enhances the flavor of a dish and is the single …
I love a sourdough flatbread. For years, the prefect recipe has eluded me. The grocery store options leave a hell of a lot to be desired. When I started my path of sourdough break baking, I struggled with what to do with the discard. Usually I’m trying to feed my starter as quickly as possible …
I woke up one morning and thought, “How can I make the Bestest Banana Bread?” First, I read about 100 recipes for banana bread. I wrote down all my favorite parts. Then, I eliminated anything that skimped on flavor for calorie restriction or some such nonsense. This banana bread is hardly even bread. It’s …
Here is the legend of Mexico City: the Mexica (prounounced: meh-shee-ka) people searched for many years to settle a home in the rugged central American landscape. A prophet foretold that they would find their home on an island, in the middle of a lake, on top of a mountain- where an eagle would be perched …
1 pound baby turnips, trimmed, scrubbed and cut into quarters or 1” wedges 1/2 cup dry white wine 4 Tbsp cold butter, cut in cubes 1 Tbsp white miso Get a large skillet rippin’ hot with about 1 Tbsp oil. Add the turnips cut side down and cook until well browned, turning them to the …
A hot blast of dry air hits me in the face as I step out of the doors of the Austin-Bergstrom Airport. It’s a far cry from the frigid tundra that is NYC in March. An old mustard yellow Chevy grumbles up to the curb and reunites me with the west, Texas, and my old …