A Dish for All Seasons

Good morning chickadees! Over here in the second city, things are heating up (just a little) and it looks like spring is about to make a play. So it’s normal that this would lead me to rustle up some tomato …

DIY Salsa in a Hot Minute

So with all this homemade Mexican/Mexican-influenced food, I decided that one thing we had yet to tackle was homemade salsa. I make pico de gallo all the time, because it’s easy and delicious, but we had yet to tackle pico. …

Blognic (and a pot luck dish!)

Kelly of Studio DIY recently invited me to Blognic – a pot luck style picnic for LA bloggers! It was the first event I’d been to with other LA bloggers, and with Corelyn by my side (more on that, later) we headed …

shrimp + grits + vegetables

August and September have been busy months around here, and so Jeff has been working a lot. This means I am able to cook some nights on my own, just for me – things I know he would never eat, and …

shrimp + grits with vegetables

Recipe: grits (make enough servings according to the box) shrimp (I made five, but if you’re making for more than one, obviously allot for that) 1/2 container mushrooms 1/2 eggplant 1-2 tomatoes 1 lemon garlic olive oil arugula almond slices parm cheese Directions:  1. Make grits according …