You know those friends who only eat ethnic food? Israeli, Indian, Thai … the ones you secretly roll your eyes at? We’re not those friends. We love food, but we usually stick to the more familiar flavors of Mexico, Italy, Germany, and Asia; that’s why this curried chicken salad is a nice surprise. If you’re […]
After a surprisingly dry and hot summer here in Northwest Washington, today the skies opened up and we had a downpour that was insane. The kids stripped down and ran out in the backyard and I could see the plants stretching up toward the moisture. Our driveway turned into a lake. For about thirty minutes […]
When I was 20 years old, I wrangled my first office job. Previously, I’d been mall-ratting it at an espresso stand (mostly called expresso back in those days). The new job was in one of the largest buildings in my hometown (5 stories) and I was answering phones for a bunch of offices in said […]
Because you can really never have too many chicken recipes (am I right?), today, I present to you my new favorite chicken recipe. YES, I SAID FAVORITE. Now, it’s a fact that I can be rather dramatic about food, but for right now, this very minute, this Curry Yogurt Grilled Chicken is my very favorite […]
This lighter Chicken Tikka Masala was born in my kitchen from inspiration from a recent trip when spent a week in New York City. My taste buds are still standing at attention from that trip and all of the wonderful flavors I encountered. I am a lover of all food – Italian, Thai, Cajun, Japanese, Chinese, […]
I was in Whole Foods drooling my way through the deli section recently and couldn’t resist when I noticed a container of mango quinoa. I brought it home and was SO excited to try it – I didn’t even get the groceries put away first. And then it was meh. I was so disappointed! So […]
I LOVE Thai Food. Unfortunately, it does not love my muffin top (or maybe loves it too much, it likes to hang out there, set up camp, chill). Thai food can be SUPER unhealthy. Lots of high fat ingredients, lots of frying. Lots of rice. One of my very favorite dishes is green curry. Coconut […]
I get into side dish ruts. Like we’ll have potatoes, in some form or another, for days in a row. Or rice. Lots of rice. But there are so many other options. Like couscous, for example. It’s about the quickest side dish out there, and if you go for whole wheat cous cous, it’s pretty […]
Call me weird, but sometimes on the rare occasion I get to go to the market child free, I like to hang out in the bulk aisle and peruse the ingredients I’ve never used before. More often than not, I end up coming home with a bag of some new (to me) grain or legume […]
To keep my 8 year-old son busy while we grocery shop, we grab a sale ad as soon as we walk into the store, and it’s his job to inform me of the sales. He’s busy and helpful, and I am informed. Last week, boneless pork loin chops were on sale and he insisted we […]
