Hope you all have awesome days doing (and eating) your favorite things and relishing in the attentions that you deserve. To my own beloved parenting partner: She is awesome and that has everything to do with what you do on the daily. Besos. To my papi: Te adoro y extraño… diario. Besitos.
MoreAll the rain means is making for a slow start to the beginning of my much beloved tomato season. A small batch of tomato sauce for immediate consumption (not the pantry) to kick off tomatolandia it is.
MoreLooking forward to chowing down on a taco salad for lunch today thanks to some weekend meal prep.
MoreWeekday cooking and weekend cooking are completely different beasts. Monday-Friday it is about sustenance and fuel. MUST GET FOOD IN BELLY. There is simply more of work and life that makes the relatively simple of act of getting food into your belly *seem* harder so we reheat, assemble, and indulge in the world of quick. […]
MoreNot something I cook with often so I would love some suggestions. Shoot me your favorites, pretty please.
MoreThis happens to me every April. It has to do with wanting to be done with the busy that always comes at this time of year (summer tends to be a bit of a break in that regard). Also… my pantry is very, very sad. Tomatoes are low. Pickles are gone. All that is left […]
MoreOnce it hits spring, we switch from a medium share to large share at our local farm and with the 12yo home for all but one of her weekly meals, this switch could not have come at a better time. We are going through LOTS of food at el castillo. This stash is obviously […]
MoreIt has been a hard few days around here and the kitchen has been reduced to absolute function. Mac & cheese, quick sandwiches, and nachos are about all that is happening in there. In place of magic and care there has been ramen. I don’t think we can stand it much longer, so today […]
MoreI have decided that I have gone far too long in my cooking life without knowing how to make a proper pad thai at home and this is the week that I am going to try to conquer it. Gonna use this recipe as a base and modify it into a vegan and vegetarian version. The […]
MoreWe haven’t picked up our CSA box since the end of January so I am super-duper excited to have some yummy, farm-fresh veggies to work with this week. Pantry and freezer living shows off all my preservation and improvisation skills, but it still doesn’t beat FRESH. I have kale, spinach, mixed salad greens, beets, carrots, […]
MoreWe have officially reached the part of the food season where I am closely guarding my tomato stash (so low this year!!) and counting down to the change in season. Currently fending off our fresh salsa lack with this lovely shelf-stable habanero sauce that I put up last summer. Charring the habaneros on the […]
MoreThe outdoors may be nearing 80º, but our CSA box still looks very much like winter: beets, carrots, brussel sprouts, spinach, kale, cilantro, sweet potatoes, green onions, and cabbage.
MoreI’m sure you guys have them – those gems that you go back to so often that you don’t really need to look at them. Well I have accumulated a kazillion of those over the years. The recipes that I have on repeat tend to have only a handful of ingredients and are simply seasoned, making […]
MorePerfectly-cooked quinoa can turn to mush if left in the pot to steam. Transfer your quinoa to a colander once it’s ready to keep it nice and fluffy until you are ready for it.
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