The past week has been an extremely happy week for me; my mom visited for five days (I hadn’t seen her since Christmas) and I am now engaged! He surprised me at the airport when I was picking up her up with an absolutely beautiful bouquet of flowers and the prettiest ring I’ve ever seen….
Category: Vegetarian
Hasselback Potatoes
Quick little recipe this evening – these potatoes look extremely fancy and taste crispy and salty and perfect. If you want to make these potatoes the only strong recommendation I offer is that you choose an extra sharp knife otherwise the process becomes tedious and unpleasant. I chose this Nigella Lawson recipe last night to go…
Lemon Roasted Asparagus
Roasted asparagus and Seinfeld (especially episodes heavily devoted to Uncle Leo) – I think I have finally discovered how to relax at the end of the day. I am one of those compulsive people that needs to spend their waking hours busy doing something, something that is most likely unproductive but somehow necessary, in my…
Sesame Soy Tofu
Transitioning to a full-time work schedule after spending months daydreaming about said schedule when one is unemployed is difficult at best and absolutely exhausting at its worst. It’s not the content of my days but rather the adjustment of getting up at 7:00 in the morning and trying not to stay up past 10:00 at…
Roasted Beet Salad with Blood Orange Caramelized Balsamic Dressing
Most beet recipes begin with the adage about “no one liking beets because they have only tried the canned variety so you should roast them instead [sic].” If you roast beets in the oven they are superior in taste and texture to canned, but they still taste like beets. So, if you absolutely cannot stand…