Sweat Stain Season

Holy heck, June has whizzed through my life quicker than you can say chumbawamba. And while we initially thought we’d have a pretty lo-key summer this year, a quick glance at the calendar has proven otherwise. It seems to always be the case, and while it makes for busy times ahead, they’re always good busy [...]

Trusty Backlog

To all the meat-lovers: I’m sorry. Although I’ve vigorously loaded up on meat this month, the posts this month have suggested otherwise – but I’ve been in the mood for sweets, I suppose. Plus, I haven’t cooked as much these past couple of weeks, as you well know by now.  Fortunately, I have a trusty backlog [...]

The Emerald City

Vegetarian pescaterian month is in full swing; in fact, I have officially made it halfway through a meatless month! I won’t go as far as to say it’s been easy, but I am alive. I’ve got a vegetarian feast planned for the end of the month as a celebration and a bon voyage to days [...]

May’s Carpaccio

I like to consider myself a die-hard carnivore, the kind of person who enjoys her steaks bloody, or “barely dead” as my mom would say. I commend restaurants like Mado because they don’t waste; they use as much of the animal as possible, and they even teach courses on swine butchering and tweet about beef [...]