Tag: cilantro

Oh, taking a quick little sun break from my incessant instagram stories (thank you for loving me anyways) while in Portugal today, to share with you guys one of my ALL TIME  favorite summer recipes from Cookbook. I wouldn’t interrupt my beach vacay, for just any recipe, so pay real close attention. This one is the […]

So, yes. I got married last week. And yes, it was completely the most magical and perfect weekend in everyway. How did you know?! For real. More on that later, I promise! But since we have just two weeks until we leave on our honeymoon, life kinda feels back to semi-normal. Except that we’re still on […]

Because water is great. Sparkling too. But sometimes, a lady needs something a little more out of her drink. A little more festive. A little more fun. A little more bright. And spicy. Something that says: Hey. I’m here, life. Let’s do this thing. Because, with or without the cocktail part, there’s something to be said […]

I have strong feelings about this. A little warning before you read. Contrary to what you might think, I think there is a right and a not-so-helpful way to eat your veggies. Which is obnoxious, I realize, because eating veggies at all is a good thing, and something I would/should always encourage. And I do, mostly. […]

One of the things that I love to tell people (for shock value alone sometimes), is to eat more butter. You know, the good quality, grass fed stuff. And use it on veggies instead of only reserving it for things that taste like nothing and give you nothing (sorry, pasta). If you use butter on your […]

Holy schnikes. Just in case you want to know my favorite recipe of the summer. It’s just that good. I’m not bragging, just stating a fact.   And I just needed to make a good dinner. Fast. To bring to some sweet friends who just had a baby. With 20 minutes on the clock to […]

So, a few weeks ago I made lunch and spoke to 50 people, food workshop style. Not just lunch, actually. But a full day in the life of real food. Breakfast to lunch to dinner to snacks. Let me be clear. I’m not bragging. I’m admitting to you how crazy I am. But, so it […]

Sometimes being on the spot is a great thing. This summer, its been a great thing over here. For all of  us, really. That fact that 2 of my favorite summer dishes have come from client cooking sessions– in which I am showing a certain technique (usually how to make healthy “make ahead” dishes for […]