HOMEMADE PEPPER JACK GOLDFISH
A few weeks ago, Molly Yeh blogged about her homemade everything bagel cheez-its, which are, of course, life changing and completely representative of Molly and her cooking style. Her recipe made me...
View ArticleHORCHATA ICED COFFEE
Nearly a year ago, I attended a Texas-style breakfast pop-up put on by my friend and local Boston chef, Josh Lewin. As a Tex-pats, I’ll jump at any chance to taste the food of my homeland, especially...
View ArticleWEEKLY SUNDRIES
sundries, n. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌndrɪz/ Etymology: plural of sundry adj. used subst.: compare odds n. Definition: Small articles of a miscellaneous kind; esp. small items lumped together in an account...
View ArticleNO-KNEAD COLLARD BREAD
Biscuits, collards, RC Cola, repeat. A summery of our schedule and our goals for last weekend while we toured Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I was there on a campus visit and was lucky to attend the...
View ArticleCOCONUT MATZOH ICEBOX PIE
How is April already halfway through and how have I managed to stockpile so much matzoh? These are the deep philosophical questions plaguing my thoughts these days. I have always tried to practice, and...
View ArticleDIY JUST-ADD-AGUA TORTILLA SOUP
The perks of freelancing are many, the biggest perhaps being the ability to make your office wherever you feel like working. For this I am incredibly grateful, but it also makes organizing the day a...
View ArticleMOTHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDE + SOUTHERN ORANGE ICED TEA
These days everyone and their dog knows about the South’s affinity – nay addiction – for iced tea. While the level of sweetness varies from state to state, Southerners can all agree on the importance...
View ArticleCLASSIC GUACAMOLE + DIY BAKED TORTILLA CHIPS
Growing up I never paid much mind to what we ate back home, but now – a few years older and thousands of miles from Texas – I find myself defending our foodways with a cast-iron skillet in one hand and...
View ArticleMUM’S CUCUMBER + ONION SALAD
A rather odd assortment of things remind me of my mum. John Hughes movies, the smell of dried flowers in the craft store, my unpolished toenails, wooden cutting boards in the dishwasher, the...
View ArticleREYKJAVIK BY CAFE
Never in my life did I ever think I’d visit Iceland. Not that I was particularly against going, it just wasn’t ever on my wanderlust list. But thank goodness we did go, because every other adventure...
View ArticleHONEY BUTTER CHICKEN BISCUIT SCONES
There are many things I’ve had to explain to folks up here about life back home, but no subject nearly as often as food. For a place that has its own fair share of odd dishes and peculiar dining...
View ArticleKOLACHES TWO-WAYS: RHUBARB + SUMMER SAUSAGE
A few exciting things are happening around here. I finally made a decision on graduate school and am thrilled to say that I have been accepted into the PhD program in the American Studies Department at...
View ArticleBLOODY MARIACHI CUCUMBER SHOTS
This post is also published over No. 4 St. James, a lifestyle brand and online shop featuring the best of Texas. Be sure to check out their other cocktails, like the Mexican Mule, and their ongoing...
View ArticleMATCHA MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES
Despite the great number of sweets and baked goods on this site, I try not to eat too many of them by myself. Over the past few months, I’ve been even more keen to keep my foods a bit cleaner and even...
View ArticleWEEKLY SUNDRIES
sundries, n. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌndrɪz/ Etymology: plural of sundry adj. used subst.: compare odds n. Definition: Small articles of a miscellaneous kind; esp. small items lumped together in an account...
View ArticleSTRAWBERRY TOMATO TWO-BITE GALETTES
Just when I feel like things are winding down, they seem to wind right back up again. As a long-term planner, jumping from project to project – many with ever extending ETAs – can be quite stressful,...
View ArticleFATHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDE + BACON JAM POP TARTS
How is it already Father’s Day? How are things moving so quickly? Summer is already half over! In order to feel less anxious about this, I’ve decided to take a page from my own Dad’s advice book...
View ArticleEVERYTHING GREEN SALAD
There are days when I fill my shopping cart with everything but anything green colored. I feel the check out clerk silently judging – that box of quinoa isn’t going to do her any good without a serving...
View ArticleA SOUTHERN FOURTH OF JULY
Other than Halloween – which is, without contest, the best day of the year – I tend to rank all other holidays based on their food and dining possibilities. For the big three – Thanksgiving, Christmas,...
View ArticleCARROT TOP PESTO + CARROT RIBBONS
Currently craving: Tex-Mex, iced tea blended into a sort of frappachino thing but without the sugar, an obscene amount of watermelon, and those flimsy hamburger dill pickle chips dyed with Yellow-5 (no...
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