Aspirational and approachable food for every day
If you have been searching for liquid essence of the summer sun, this is the soup for you. The yellow gazpacho recipe from Ana Sortun’s Spice cookbook has a vibrant tomato flavor and a velvety texture from bread and good extra virgin olive oil. Since … read more
Do you ever have days that unexpectedly keep getting better? The other day, a good friend texted me to ask if we could grab dinner that night since he had to bail on my birthday dinner for a most awesome reason – his girlfriend was surprising him … read more
This is a simple dessert that is the perfect finish to a meal on the grill. I wouldn’t fire up a grill just to make these but if you’re already making veggie burgers, halloumi kebabs or soft tacos stuffed with grilled veggies, this is a … read more
A lot of what I eat doesn’t come with a formal recipe. When I first started cooking, I could not understand how people could cook without recipes yet as I’ve cooked more (and perhaps, become more used to my mother’s cooking notes), more and more … read more
If Jiro dreams of sushi in Tokyo, my dreams of Paris are filled with buttery flaky croissants, rainbow colored macarons and sandwiches atop baguettes. As a vegetarian, I was skeptical that I would be able to appreciate the food culture that Paris was known for. … read more