I have a complicated relationship with red meat. I like it, in small amounts. Give me a smash burger or spaghetti and meatballs, and I’m all about it. But give me a nice steak, and I’m not really that interested. Don’t think I’m crazy, but I’m just not big on large pieces of meat. We […]
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French Omelet
We recently watched the Ludo Lefebvre season of Mind of a Chef. And it blew me away. It was touching and interesting and so French. Although I haven’t been to any of Ludo’s LA restaurants, he did inspire me to try my hand at a French omelet. For most of my life, I haven’t thought […]
3 Dinner Party Ideas
I love a lot of things about my generation. I love that we care about the environment and shopping local. I love that we’re passionate about creating, from beer to home goods to art in all kind of everyday situations. I also love that we’re trying to resurrect the dinner party. Don’t get me wrong, […]
Banana Loaf
We all love Mary Berry. Either you’re virtually “praise hands-ing” me in affirmation or you just don’t know who Mary Berry is. If you’re in the latter group, then welcome to the sweet, soothing and wonderful world of The Great British Baking Show. It’s a PBS wonder where British amateur bakers compete to be the […]
Mussels & Scallops & More Seafood
Back in January, I decided on a few important food resolutions. One of them was to eat more seafood, and it had been going really well. We did some mustard baked turbot that was tasty. Then, we made moules frites, a Belgian specialty with steamed mussels and fries. My husband did a great […]