Ragu di Agnello & 3 + 3

I mentioned that I am going to be moving and one reason that this move is particularly exciting is because I will be within walking distance of my brother. The last time my brother came to visit me, for Thanksgiving, I realized how much more alike we are than I ever thought and also that […]

White Wine Mussels & Blade Runner Soundtrack

One of my favorite foods to make at home that requires minimal effort, is extremely affordable and can be somewhat healthy, is steamed mussels. Mussels are overlooked frequently by the home cook and with their typically less than $5/pound price tag and less than 10 minute cooking time, they should be on every table. Looking […]

Slow Cooked Short Ribs with Cauliflower Puree & Fresh

This is a cold weather meal if there ever was one. It is the type you serve when it is bleak and damp outside, maybe even snowy. The smell of slow cooking food, deep, savory, and rich aromas, will fill every inch of your abode. While you are holed up, possibly doing chores, taxes or […]

Cashew Kale Salad with Miso Chickpeas & Giants

In case it wasn’t obvious, I love delicious food. Food has the power to completely transform a bad day or take a meal and make it one to remember for years to come. Above all, food’s ability to heal, to improve health, similar to how spinach gives Popeye inhuman strength, is absolutely incredible. I am […]

47’s Fiesta Bird & Private Eyes

I know. Daryl Hall and John Oates. I know. Let me explain. My boyfriend and I had just moved to Michigan. I had already been working at Trader Joe’s in Arizona, continued in MI, thankful to have a paying job. The Trader Joe’s I worked at in Michigan was one of the most fun-loving, affectionately […]