Adventures of one quarterlife crisis and a year-long trip around the world.
This recipe looked oddly intriguing. I just skipped the ham / prosciutto and voilà it’s now vegetarian. I had never seen bocconcini before. Apparently, it’s an Italian soft cheese, but can be substituted for fresh mozzarella balls - found in the specialty cheese section in plastic containers filled with water and the cheese balls. Just [...]
I needed a quick side dish to put with my “gourmet” grilled cheese, so I tried the Snap Peas with Mint. This recipe takes about 10 minutes max. I bought the 1/2 pound pre-washed organic snap peas so it went even quicker. The mint gives it a really fresh and unexpected taste. Now the [...]
My first new cook book disappointment arrived at Recipe #2. With great sadness, I have wasted a bunch of asparagus. I split the recipe in half, but there’s still a ton left and it wasn’t very good. I don’t like the consistency and texture of creamy soup, but it smells great. If I ever remake [...]
I tried the first recipe out of my new cook book Everyday Food: Great Food Fast today. I had to start with dessert, so carrot cup cakes it is! Wow, amazing recipe! What’s great about these is that you can have them iced (with cream cheese frosting) for a dessert or unfrosted for a breakfast [...]
After reviewing several new cookbooks this weekend, I decided on Everyday Food: Great Food Fastby Martha Stewart Living. Although it’s not a vegetarian (or vegan) cook book, the 1 picture per recipe quotient was very appealing. And the design is hands-down the best cookbook graphic design that I’ve seen (obviously, it’s coming from Martha Stewart [...]
Adventures of a twenty-something Pacific Northwester who ditched her marketing job and MBA for a year-long round the world trip. Call it a quarter-life crisis or just the travel bug; either way, this blog documents the adventure.