A very dear friend of mine asked me about a month ago if I would be able to help cater his 26th birthday for about 14 people. Of course I obliged, birthdays are my very favorite times to cook for others. As you’ve seen I’ve cooked for about every family member’s birthday I can lately but it was nice to do a sort of family and friends style elegant ( Read more... )

I love food as a celebration. Large parties, huge spreads of tons of food that have peoples eyes opening wide and mouths salivating and pleasant aromas and sights to only be quieted by the shoveling of food in to mouths. Those are the times I am extremely happy. Life is one big celebration as we know but those days where we can really come together ( Read more... )

Do you eat artichokes? Have you ever not eaten artichokes because they're such a pain in the ass? If you’re in this category then this may be for you.

Spring is the season for these giants in the veggie world, if you're used to eating carrots and celery this might not be the next step for you but if you want something that is definitely engaging ( Read more... )

I've been wanting persian/ greek/ or middle eastern food. But getting my sister to go to the middle valley after she gets off of work is the last thing shes been feeling like doing and I haven't felt like having lunch by myself lately so I just let it slide. Today while thinking about the things i could possibly do with a fridge full of food that I ( Read more... )