Can I take a moment to talk about the weather? Winter is new to me. I never owned a wool coat until I moved to Brooklyn. I never carried hand warmers and a knit cap or knew what salt stains were. But I love it. I love watching the snow fall and cover everything in […]
Recently I wrote an article about Hosting a Craft Beer Inspired Holiday Brunch for CraftBeer.com which featured pairing ideas and two new recipes. You can check it out here! Brunch is easily my favorite meal because it combines the best aspects of breakfast and dinner and isn’t meant to be fussy. The recipe for braised pork belly hash that […]
Holiday Brunch is a longstanding tradition in my family. Every year, we eat breakfast as a family and then open presents in our pajamas. That tradition hasn’t changed, even though we celebrated Christmas in the beginning of December this year to avoid traveling over the holidays. This year my mom prepared a feast of bacon […]
I’ve been cleaning out my fridge in preparation for vacation. There are jars and containers galore filled with sauces, grated cheeses, and more from kitchen experiments, last week’s dinner, and recent blog posts. One such container was filled with leftover bourbon cream cheese frosting from a batch of pumpkin whoopie pies. I definitely made too much. Oops! […]
When I first saw Flying Dog’s Dead Rise at the bottle shop, I knew I had to try it. A beer brewed with McCormick’s Old Bay seasoning? It sounded odd, but intriguing. To my surprise, it was incredibly well-balanced: light and refreshing with some lemon notes and just enough celery salt to remind you there’s Old Bay […]
Did I mention one of my recipes was published? No?? Okay, well.. Just over a year ago I moved back to San Diego after 7 years elsewhere. To be completely honest, I dreaded it. The San Diego I remembered was one as an underage scene kid who knew nothing more than all ages venues and […]