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What I Ate Wednesday: Astoria
This WIAW is the first weekend edition! Awhile ago I resolved to crack down and get very healthy again once I returned from my holiday trip to Hawaii. The trip to Jamaica, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and...
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Banana “Ice Cream,” Astoria
Kiyo bought me a juicer for Christmas and one of the coolest things I’ve made with it is this one-ingredient “ice cream.” We froze three bananas and then ran them through the juicer. The result was...
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Broccoli Coleslaw, Astoria
In our neighborhood grocery store, I came across something I’d never seen or heard of before: a package of “broccoli cole slaw.” It’s raw, julienned broccoli stalks (with a few slivers of carrots...
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What I Ate Wednesday: Astoria & New York
Pre-run snack: one oatmeal chocolate-chip espresso oatmeal cookie (I made them on Sunday). Run: 3 miles. Breakfast: Delicious La Colombe coffee with milk… and green smoothie: 1 cup coconut water 1...
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Homemade Kale Chips, Astoria
One of my favorite snacks to make at home is kale chips. Not only are they really easy to make, they are very healthy. They’re crunchy and salty like potato chips, but kale is high in nutrition and...
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Sunday Dinner: Lamb Chops, Astoria
This post should really be called, “How to make a super simple dinner entrée that’s sure to impress,” because it looks so classy but requires a minimal effort. I’d actually never cooked lamb or veal...
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What I Ate Wednesday: Astoria & New York
In the Austin Texas Whole Foods, I discovered PB2, a powdered peanut butter that has 85% less fat than regular peanut butter. I am a huge nut-butter-lover, in all it’s fatty oily glory, but this is a...
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Homemade Russian Potato Salad, Astoria
I have a confession. I’m sure this will come as a shock to some of you (aka any mayo-haters out there) but I actually really like mayonnaise. I enjoy it on my sandwiches (the perfect BLT requires...
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Five Fun Ways to Use Vanilla Extract
Vanilla extract doesn’t get the credit it deserves. Like salt, it’s a seasoning and a little goes a long way, even if you can’t taste it prominently. But also like salt, if you forget it, there’s a...
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Raw, Quick & Delicious! Cookbook Review
Douglas McNish is an executive chef, cooking teacher and raw-food consultant who is passionate about sharing his knowledge about the raw food lifestyle. I was able to add a copy of his second...
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Sesame Miso Kale, Astoria
I have a super easy, quick, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free recipe to share. My mom would point out that this does contain soy in the form of miso, the health of which many debate, but if you buy...
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What I Ate Wednesday: Astoria & New York
Here is what I ate last Wednesday for today’s edition of WIAW hosted by Peas & Crayons: Breakfast: Kiyo and I had half a can of leftover pumpkin so for two days we indulged in creamy, sweet pumpkin...
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Makers Mark Christmas Cookies, Astoria
Last Christmas, we got free cookie cutters in the shape of Maker’s Mark bottles, and Kiyo made an amazing, adorable batch of Maker’s Mark gingerbread cookies. We even had a little Christmas sweater...
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Grandpa Jack’s Eggs, Astoria
For Christmas, one of the things my mom asked for was a post on “Grandpa Jack‘s Eggs.” When I read her request, I was immediately reminded of mornings when my mom would ask, “What do you want for...
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Homemade Cauliflower Soup, Astoria
Kiyo and I have really been trying to cook more often, which can be hard with limited time and energy. However, it’s fun, relaxing and healthy to cook, so we’ve made the effort. When I saw this recipe...
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Super-Simple Watermelon Gazpacho, Astoria
My friend Mitchell, as he puts it, is my friend-of-a-friend-turned-actual-friend (the second “friend” in that is Zan). He posted the below recipe, that we cooked together this Fall, on his own food...
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Book Review: The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
For Christmas last year, my grandma gave me money to buy a cookbook, and I chose The Smitten Kitchen cookbook. Note: “Christmas last year” means December 2012. Many of my posts are long overdue but...
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What I Ate Wednesday: Astoria & New York
I woke up early for work yesterday (I took Monday off so I had a lot to catch up on!) and started the morning with a simple smoothie for one: .5 cup unsweetened cranberry juice (not from concentrate)...
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Bacon BBQ Pineapple, Astoria
This is not terribly original (I found it on a nutrition blog that I now can’t relocate) but I thought this was still worth sharing since I never would have thought of making it on my own. If you’re...
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Book Review: Eat Ink
Eat Ink is a new cookbook / story book by Birk O’Halloran and Daniel Luke Holton. It “explores the innate fervor many chefs have for both food and tattoos,” featuring images of and stories from...
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