my duckling ain’t ugly

Ms. Quack has been snoozing her beauty sleep in my freezer #2 for quite a while now. Then one day I decided to wake'r up and give her a little makeover, I'm thinking sort of a tan to give that pasty skin a bit of a warm glow. Now, you have no I idea. Three… Continue reading my duckling ain’t ugly

I Will Always Love You

Prepare your heart, because I'm about to share with you a piece of mine: This. Spinach. Salad...for Dole National Salad Day. Love is a decision, a commitment, and fearless. Love is inclusive, simple, and is real. And it never, ever fails. So apparently, we make around two hundred and thirty decisions regarding food every day. (foodies… Continue reading I Will Always Love You

Pretty Chill

Often I feel like I'm speaking in a completely different dialect from my guy friends. Especially now that my brother's not living at home for his diction to rub off on me. But one word I learned, and has stuck with me ever since is "chill". That's chill. So chill. Pretty chill. You get the… Continue reading Pretty Chill

Wedge

To those of you who know me in person, you are most likely well-aware of the crazy cravings I've been having. Spring fever, maybe? Yes, I'll blame it on that. It's been what, like three weeks since I first began to avoir tellement envie de pommes frites. Not the actual deep-fried  fries, but the baked ones, because… Continue reading Wedge

Smooth

Surprising as it seems, summer is already standing at the tip of my nose - I can feel it. Not only do I find that my fingers are increasingly jamming their paddy tips into my eye sockets to alleviate their itch, my palms are also becoming hotter and more sluggish. As it seems, I need to… Continue reading Smooth

Petits Pois

Petits pois, petits pois, que vous êtes ronds! que  vous êtes verts! Deux pour toi - le reste pour moi, mais tout mon monde j'te le donne ma chère. Thanks for your love, mum and dad! Ingredients for the soba with avocado pesto: 8 oz. buckwheat soba noodles 1/2 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, torn 1 ripe avocado, chopped 1 garlic… Continue reading Petits Pois