Last week, I posted a picture on Facebook and Google+ of a dish I improvised with some roast chicken and other ingredients I had on hand. It turned out to be an incredibly popular post on Google+, with more comments and sharing than I typically get. In reading through people’s comments, a few things stood [...]
6 Ways to Play With Your Food (Or How to Conduct Kitchen Experiments)
June 8, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Super Simple Stir-fry Formula
May 24, 2012 by · 5 Comments
My first recipe experiments were in a shared dorm hall kitchen during my freshman year of college. Unfortunately, those meals were mostly forgettable. What I do remember is that my neighbor, homesick for her native Korea, thought I made the perfect taste-tester. She would cook dishes that were unfamiliar and exotic to my rural Utah [...]
Poached Salmon in Foil Packets – Two Days, Two Ways
May 10, 2012 by · 8 Comments
I was browsing. Just trying to mind my own business. But, then I heard a deep voice – a la Michael Clarke Duncan – ask, “What’s for dinner?” Standing next to me was the butcher – as imposing as his voice, arms crossed as if proudly surveying the meat, poultry, and seafood refrigeration units that [...]
Compost Smoothies to Nourish Your Garden
April 24, 2012 by · 2 Comments
My Farm Field Trip + Ways to Support Our Local Farmers
March 1, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
When a new friend suggested I attend a local agriculture conference, my first thought was “why?” I assumed that there would only be talk of seed yield, pest management, and large-scale plant-growing techniques – things that don’t affect my small, organic, backyard garden. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Instead, there were sessions on the [...]
