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 […]

Umami Roasted Asparagus with a poached egg & Grace

It is absolutely impossible for me to choose my favorite album of all time. Can you pick one?   My partner has come up with a question that he asks all of our friends: “If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only bring one album, which album would you choose?” The album […]

Shrimp and Grits & Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats

If you have not heard Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, press play this instant. Also, if you have never had Shrimp and Grits, then head to your nearest grocery store and buy the ingredients! Now I know a band that just released their first album less than a year ago cannot technically be considered […]

Thai Green Curry with Eggplant & The Dreamer/ The Believer

How do we grow? How do we discover the most raw version of ourselves? Not to jump into the philosophical topics so soon, but the answer is the reason I chose the following recipes and album. I believe that we grow and discover ourselves by going outside of our comfort zones, challenging ourselves and observing […]