i have been working at juice bars for over 2 years now where we make fresh coconut milk daily. its a tasty treat that isn’t too hard to whip up, just takes the confidence to swing around knives large enough to crack open the young thai coconut’s shell. at one place i worked they required [...]
i used to be obsessed with chicken pot pies when i was younger, the small microwavable kind. now that i’m all grown up and can make them for myself, i prefer to enjoy a slice of a full-sized pie, piled high with tasty veggies in a savory gravy sauce, surrounded by a crispy homemade crust [...]
well it’s still raining off and on here in LA, so i’m constantly in search of foods that will make me feel warm and cozy when the sky is dreary and gray. i’ve posted a carrot soup before, but realized after the fact how complicated that recipe is. this one requires no sautéeing, just some [...]
it’s been raining outside for the past few days. soggy sneakers and jeans make me want nothing more than to curl up in bed with a big bowl of soup and a cup of tea.
the great thing about split peas is they are super cheap to buy and don’t take very long to cook. this [...]
there’s not too much to wakame seaweed. it’s a little salty, has a subtly sweet flavor, and contains small amounts of fiber, iron and calcium. but what makes it special is the presence of a compound called fucoxanthin, which has been associated with helping to burn fatty tissue.
you can get a big bag of dried [...]
carrot apple and ginger juice was one of my favorite drinks when i used to work at a juice bar. and i always heard of people making carrot ginger soup, so i put the two together and made up a sweet and spicy soup perfect for autumn time.
it has several different layers of spicy, from [...]