vegetarian

This time of year I’m seeing bins of acorn squash at all my local grocery stores. It’s perhaps a little off putting to see a vegetable in the shape of…

Hello friends, I am blogging in real time today! Hope everyone has enjoyed this beautiful fall weekend. This morning I finally had the opportunity to return to my beloved Hollywood…

I love pesto. But never from a store bought container – no no. Pesto is way too easy and way too fresh to shell out for some chemical-filled processed crap…

In addition to my fresh lavender, I got a tremendous bargain at the farmers’ market on Sunday via a tent selling paper bags full of baby shiitake mushrooms. I had…

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,…

Last night I was in the mood for two things: 1) a hot meal 2) spending little or no money. I found half a bag of whole wheat egg noodles…

Friends, I totally missed posting yesterday – blasphemy! I’m happy to report, though, that the break in posts happened because I was recording music for a short film I’d been…

Tonight I was poking through the depths of my fridge and pantry (and by pantry I mean the cabinet above the sink) to decide what to do with the rest…

As I was perusing the food blogosphere yesterday I happened upon a recipe for orzo pasta salad. It reminded me of two things. 1. I love orzo salad. 2. I…

Are you ever in need of a hearty dinner for less than two dollars? The starving artist has the answer: beans and rice. Yes, I’m going with a bean theme…