agua fresca de la casa
In California, the world of Mexican beverages began to open before me.
Category Archives: DIY
review: shenandoah brewing co.
My weekend was filled with firsts. My first smartphone arrived in the office mail late Friday, and I rode the metro home with the box tucked into my bag, excited to spend a homey evening…
kale chips
Crisped-up in a hot oven with just some good olive oil and salt, there is no better destiny for the wrinkled kale leaf.
chunky farmer’s market salsa
I passed a food milestone yesterday. A friend of my mothers came through town last week bearing an armload of a gift: my mother’s old hot water canner. (Basically, a big black speckled pot with…
healthy chocolate mousse
An ingredient so unlikely in such a dessert that I refused to believe it.
chocolate syrup you can believe in
There’s something so satisfying about making stuff. As a child of the ’80s, processed food formed part of my culinary landscape. Hamburger Helper was far from our family table, but the grocery store scene and…
spring in a jar
Outside my window the world is white. I’m not sure if the snow is here to stay quite yet, but one thing is sure: the cold is. Winter’s boney fingers slowly graze the once cushiony…
fresh picked applesauce
A few weeks ago, on a Saturday saturated with the smell of fallen leaves baking in the sun, I went apple-picking. For for the first time. Ever. I know, I had a deprived, prairie childhood.…
i want you: to drink kefir
If you’ve spent any time around me lately, you’ve heard me singing the praises of fermented foods. If you haven’t, then allow me to introduce you to kefir, the best thing to come my way…