I’ve eyed Food52 for awhile now – drooling over their recipes, fawning over their contests, so this week I figured what the hell, I’m going to go for it!
So this week the contest was Your Best Walnuts & Sage recipe. “Holidays behind us, we’re ready to return to the pure, clean flavors of winter. We want recipes highlighting the earthiness and muted hues of walnuts and sage – bonus points for thinking beyond pestos.”
Okay. I ...
17 days in Europe. 45 miles hiked with 60 lb backpacks. 1 (bad bad) case of food poisoning. 7 pounds lost, each. Endless laughter with friends on first week. Beautiful sunsets and snuggles with my love for the rest. Exploring small towns, big cities, and eating all the pasta and pizza to our hearts’ desire — may we always take these wonderful adventures together.
It’s good to be home. We came back to our sweet ...
Our European honeymoon has been a great success — Wells and I have bounced around Europe: Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne, Munich, Basel, Gimmelwald, Milan and Florence. We’re finally winding down towards the end of our trip and finishing it off with the Amalfi Coast and Rome. Just because I’m half-way around the world, you didn’t think I’d be able to stay away too long did you? Good thing I have beautifully talented friends to cover for ...
If you’ve been keeping up with my artizone posts, the site will launch next month! Which means, you have only about two more weeks until you’ll be able to have the best artisan products in the city delivered to your front door. This week I am featuring Flavors from Afar and FM 1410 — two well known names in Dallas. (more…)
I apologize for the lack of entries lately — I’ve been completely invested in spending most of my time with my mom, because she’s my favorite. It’s hard to believe that her visit is soon coming to an end, a week to be exact. The entire situation still seems surreal to me. I’m hoping that the day of, I don’t have a complete mental meltdown and cling to my mother’s leg screaming “NO DON’T LEAVE DONT ...
I haven’t posted a “fancy schmancy” meal in a while and on a whim I decided to make some braised short ribs. Not just any short ribs though, but short ribs from Von Geertsem’s Butcher Shoppe. That’s right folks, I get my meats from a personal butcher. Greg does not charge extra for his artistic meat cutting skills nor do his prices make your wallet hurt. They’ve actually been the same for the past 3 ...
As I’ve mentioned before, my mother will be moving back to Shanghai this year — September 14th to be exact. I’m picking her up from Houston this weekend where she will come to stay with me and Collin in Dallas before she goes home.
A bittersweet feeling for sure, the child in me screams “DON’T LEAVE! WHAT WILL I DO WITHOUT YOU?” but I know it’s for the best. For years my mother has sacrificed her ...
There are many things in life that are unpredictable — but there’s one thing I’ve always believed every person is able to control and that is his/her health. Sure we are inclined to certain genetic factors, however by maintaining a healthy diet, exercise regimen and an overall spiritual well-being we can insure ourselves a better life. Too often I will see friends and family eating foods that clearly are not beneficial to them, whether it ...
You guys will not believe the weather we are having in Dallas. For the 17 years I’ve lived in Texas I have never seen this much snow, a record breaking 12.5 inches of snow in a 24 hour period. INSANE!! We had a transformer blow out last night and the power went dead, thankfully we were able to seek shelther at Collin’s parents. Thank goodness for family
We woke up early this morning and ...
I made these rolls as an appetizer for dinner last night, again using leftovers in my fridge and they were yum-o! Definitely a recipe that I will use for future dinner parties — they are not only simple to do but very healthy as well. I think the perfect appetizer is light, not too heavy and contains flavors that will excite the palate, preparing it for the main course. I used nori to wrap all ...
A couple weeks ago I signed up to compete in Foodie Fights . Every week, the authors Nick and Dan pick two new ingredients and ask the chosen competitors to submit their top creation using the challenged ingredients and the winner is decided by guest expert judges as well as the general public vote. Being new to this blogging world, I thought this would be a great way to meet new people and have some ...
Many of you probably have never had marrow, it was my fiance’s first experience and he absolutely feel in love with it. I found some fresh marrow bones at a local Middle Eastern market where they sold a lot of Halal meat, so they had various types of meats and cuts you usually do not find in your regular grocery stores. You can also ask your grocer’s butcher counter if they keep any marrow bones ...
