For Christmas, my in-laws gave me an awesome purple Cuisinart mini-prep. Yes, purple, which surprised my husband as well, but when you send the link of exactly what you want, well sometimes you get just that. The mini-prep that my mom had given me many moons ago was on its last leg, so it was … Continue reading »
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Yes, I can make a…
Vegan cake. So awhile back I made several baked goods when working at my last office job. As with most baked goods, they contained dairy products, which meant that one of the team was never able to enjoy them. One day, someone asked me if I knew of a recipe that she could enjoy. Thankfully rooming … Continue reading »
An old favorite or something new?
After a meeting in Palo Alto, I was heading to my favorite mexican place, Lulu’s. Then I remembered that there was a new hole in the wall across the way, so I decided to give it a try. The food was delicious and different at Asian Box. I enjoyed brown rice, chicken, spiced veggies, all … Continue reading »
Roasted Shrimp & Fennel Pasta
Recently, I have been cooking up lots of new recipes. One of my favorites is this Shrimp & Roasted Fennel Pasta from Self magazine no less. Goes to show that a recipe does not have to be from a gourmet cookbook or magazine to be good. I learned a lesson a few months ago. When … Continue reading »
Homemade Pizza
Inspired by this month’s Bon Appetit magazine, I made pizzas from scratch. I had every intention to make the fermented pizza dough that they shared. Although when I read that it would take 18 hours, I opted for my old standby pizza dough recipe from the Best Recipe cookbook. We tried two of the topping … Continue reading »
