GIVEAWAY CLOSED! Recipe below! Friends! I’m so excited to bring you today’s post because I have partnered with Angela of Sweet is the Spice (along with a few other amazing brands) to host a weeklong giveaway as our way of saying thank you to all of you for your support in the past several months. […]
Soups & Stews
Sweet and Spicy Turkey Bourbon Fall Chili
I woke up cold this morning. Curled up in a mountain of blankets, I smiled before opening my eyes. It’s finally cooling down here. The days still swell with heat and the sun still feels close and unbearable, but nights and early mornings— there’s a chill in the air. I’ve been waiting for this since […]
Vegan Coconut Curry Noodle Soup
Words cannot express my delight in the fact that as of late, the weather here has cooled down by a few degrees. No joke! I went outside last night and got a few goosebumps! Be still my icy heart. I am 100% one of those people who will use this as an excuse to break […]
Ribollita
“We were fortunate in our sky, which was well veiled in clouds, and occasionally darkened by mists…every connoisseur in the beauties of nature will allow that, as a rule, clouds and very frequently obscurity greatly aide a landscape.” —James Fennimore Cooper on his preference of an overcast day to observe a landscape. I couldn’t agree […]
Pho Ga Miso Ramen
Ramen is my spirit animal but I suppose pho could be considered a spirit guide. These two soup genres somehow standout above all other soups I’ve had thus far in life. Something about the broth (which can vary greatly for ramen), the noodles, the aromatics—everything comes together in a way that causes me to momentarily forget […]
Datil Pepper Gumbo Chili (A Game Day Post)
At the risk of alienating myself and incurring the wrath of any die-hard football fans, I’m going to go ahead and admit that last year was the first time I watched the Super Bowl. Or any football game for that matter. I mean, I ‘ve caught glimpses of games over the years. I’ve perhaps sat down […]
Bloody Mary Soup
Something magical happened the other day. I believe the thunder and lightening had something to do with it. You could feel the energy in the air—electric with potential. With the cold, stormy weather we’ve been having, I’ve been in soup mode. I’ve made a several soups this week alone. But the other day I was […]
Coconut Carrot Ginger Soup
Can you hear that? Listen carefully. I’m sure if you hold your ear close enough to your phone or computer screen you will actually be able to hear me rejoicing. It’s raining you guys! For the second day in a row in the barren landscape that is Southern California. Never was there ever such a […]
Classic Beef Stew
Christmas may be over but winter is still here and it’s easily my favorite time of year. Although a few cold days are usually the best I can hope for, rumor has it this year will be different. Allegedly, this will be Southern California’s long overdue “wet winter” thanks to El Niño…but we’ll see. They’ve […]
Fall Vegetarian Ramen
Now while I plan to someday soon dabble in the rich, intoxicating flavors that come together in a bowl of legitimate tonkotsu ramen, it’s quite an undertaking to get it right. I feel that crafting my spirit animal warrants some serious dedication and focus. In the meantime I am content to create and experiment with […]
