home cook

So I was feeling in the mood for something a bit indulgent, but I was not in the mood to buy anything that would inevitably cause me to overindulge. I…

When the weather is really hot like this, there is nothing more satisfying than ice cream. Admittedly I come from a long line of ice cream lovers, so whether it’s…

Happy Monday, friends! Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. The weather continues to be unbearably hot in LA, so I continue to be unbearably lethargic and uninterested in most aspects of…

The obnoxiously hot summer weather has been inspiring me to dream up cold and classy concoctions that won’t empty my bank account. Yes, I know a lot of you live…

I gotta tell you, I love LA in the summer. This weekend was a showcase of my favorite summer activities, both of which happen to involve picnics – no surprise…

So I told you I had a plan for that leftover pork and brown rice. Well here it is. This is one of my favorite uses for short grain brown…

So, in my attempt to lighten things up this week, I found myself buying boneless pork tenderloin chops at Trader Joe’s. I rarely buy meat simply because it’s usually expensive…

So here’s my conundrum. I love the idea of making pies and cobblers and crisps out of fresh summer fruit. I mean come on, I would bathe myself in blueberry…