Monthly Archives: November 2011

decisons decisions

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How does a foodie, chef and compulsive homemaker narrow down what to cook for Thanksgiving dinner? I mean seriously I am almost having an anxiety attack trying to curb my propensity to over do it when we have only 5 people coming. I am actually making the majority of the food which could be seen as a good or a bad thing. Good because I have cart blanch to make anything I want (without mushrooms sad to say- the only thing that has been forbidden by the guests), and bad or potentially dangerous because I have so many ideas and have a tough time editing myself. Why edit you ask? When this is the food holiday of all holidays why not let it rip right? Well partially because I want to be conscious of how much I am spending on luxurious ingredients and but mainly because I will have house guests most of the week and I want to be able to enjoy their company and not be stressed out.
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oh my rig’otta!

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We are on a tight budget these days- for a variety of reasons, the main one being that I have taken the leap of faith to plug away at this blog and some other things related in hopes of creating something meaningful and something that one day might pay some bills. This takes faith, trust a whole lotta balls and a wonderful partner who is willing to foot the bills for a while (and he is pretty well fed in the process). Ah well carpe diem I say, life is short. Needless to say my culinary escapades are not cheap, especially in Miami (food is pricey here!) and especially when you want to buy whole foods, the real deal. This fact has pushed me to do things I have been wanting to do for years, which is make more things from scratch. Of course we make so much from scratch in the restaurants I have worked in but very rarely have I extended those efforts to my home.True it can be a bit more time consuming but so is making the money that it costs to buy things pre-made that are super easy and healthier to make yourself. Of course you have to pick your battles, I am not suggesting by any means that we all churn our own butter for goddsakes (though I would never stop you if you did). Continue reading →

wonders of a well stocked pantry

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This recipe created itself while on a trip to Denver (the same birthplace of the “Salad of Virtue” and might perhaps have been the same meal…I was clearly inspired that day) and trying to pull together a meal without going shopping, something that many of us can relate to. I was perusing around my friend Corinna’s pantry while on the phone getting health insurance (yuck) and trying to get ready for a photo shoot that was starting in 20 minutes…the pressure was on. I found canned chick peas (aka garbanzo beans but chick peas is so much cuter), canned diced tomatoes, coconut milk, an onion and garlic from her husbands Will’s Utopian garden, a shriveled piece of ginger and some dried spices…now 15 minutes to go. I did not have the good sense nor the time to document the experience then but I recreated it last night so that I may share it with you all. Dare I say it’s pretty damn good and really damn easy. Continue reading →

ode to the housewife or husband

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Though I would love to post a recipe everyday complete with inspiring photos and the blow by blow experience, there just isn’t the time. How is this possible I ask myself when I am not even working full time? Well I suppose that part of it is because we have just moved and I do not need to tell you how much is involved in that, especially considering that I did it mostly on my own while Anthony devoted himself to the task of bringing home the bacon (grass fed and nitrate free of course). But the real truth of the matter is that I find this country- and Miami specifically- so gosh darn busy that I can barely keep up. Continue reading →