starving artist

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…

The saga of the leftover graham crackers (and chocolate and marshmallows) continues. My life is just so hard… So my roommate and I both love my S’mores Brûlée recipe, (which,…

So you might have noticed I haven’t done too much cooking the past few weeks. We’ve had some pretty hot days here in SoCal and honestly, the hotter it gets,…

So, remember last week when I posted that recipe for Paula’s Peanut Butter Cake? Well, after the cake was made I found myself with a box of graham crackers and…

As I mentioned yesterday, Sunday was the July Beer Garden at Tender Greens. This was my third time attending the monthly event at my beloved local salad spot. If you’re…

I’ve been passing by a place on Cahuenga and Selma for months called District 13. Their sign boats beer and sausages – how intriguing. On Tuesday my roommate had a…

Literally. So a joyous thing happened this week – my roommate and I got a new oven in our apartment. Like, a legit, modern oven with an oven light and…

**WARNING: excessive bacon fat and cholesterol follow** At the beginning of this week, a rare and beautiful thing happened. I was down at the bottom of the financial barrel, waiting…