We discovered a new favorite way to eat Brussels sprouts. I first made it back on Christmas Eve. Or maybe it was the eve of Christmas Eve. I can’t recall exactly. But I based it loosely off of this recipe by Sprouted Kitchen, with some tweaks. First, I halved the Brussels and cooked them in a cast iron skillet with both olive oil and butter until they were seared in some spots and slightly past al dente, but not all the way cooked. Then I added 1/2 cup heavy cream, 2 tsp dijon mustard, 1/4… Read more >

Welcome to the newest año! Did you eat black eyed peas on New Year’s Day for good luck? It’s not a tradition I grew up with, but it’s something I heard about a few years back and started to do just for fun. And who doesn’t want or need extra vibes right now? CSAs are, once again, saving my quarantine life. On the right is my imperfect box (here’s a referral link for $10 off) and on the left is my newest discovery, from a local farm Pedrick Produce. For $35 you can order a… Read more >

Normally once Christmas is over, it’s back to the usual. Only this year is so weird that “back to the usual” has no meaning. It’s the second week of “Christmas break” and the limbo of time before reality sets back in…in which we are allowed to do whatever we want on whatever time line we want. As in, breakfast at 8:30 (when school would normally be starting!) followed by art and crafts and wii games and basketball and as many play dates as possible while the weather holds out. That’s mainly what we have been… Read more >

You know how chaotic things gets around the holidays, so it’s no surprise blogging fell off the radar. Look at all these goodies! Our house is a fa-la-la-la free-for-all right now…and I feel like it’s bursting at the seams with sugar. Normally the mess would bother me, but it feels like holly jolly bedlam, rather than your every day chaos. It almost looks like a TJs ad up in here! Santa knows what I want 🙂 But before we got to all that… For Christmas Eve we got takeout from my favorite restaurant in Sac…. Read more >

When was the last time (if ever) that you used a wok? I’ve used mine only a handful of times, but no time recently. There’s no real reason for it’s neglect other than it’s stored in the veryyyyy back of the cabinet which means (a) I forget about it and (b) it’s harder than other skillets to access. Anyway, I decided to make this stir fry in a wok to keep things new and fresh for me. I watched a youtube video of a chef who teaches a wok themed culinary school course before I… Read more >