Not a Sad Desk Sandwich: Braised Kale, Mozzarella & Red Onion Jam

How often do you eat lunch at your desk? Whether you’re in a corporate environment, or working from home, researchers suggest getting away from your desk for even a short break can dramatically impact creative thinking. It’s not even so much about the food, it’s about a change of scenery. I have to admit, until recently, I’ve…

ByMichelleMarch 23, 20160Comments

Cooking Recipes

Ginger Chicken Hot Pot w/ Rice Cakes

There’s a critical step that often gets missed in this whole reading food blogs thing. Observe: Step 1: Ooh, I really want to make something with potatoes. Step 2: Google potato recipes Step 3: Scroll past the text and ogle hasselbeck potatoes, stuffed potato skins, potato salad, tater tots, hash browns, etc. Step 4: Read recipes Step 5: Possibly comment “Ooh, looks yummy.” Alternatively, pin recipes to your “Yummy Potatoes” Pinterest board. Step 6: The End. What’s missing here?

ByMichelleJanuary 11, 20142Comments

Main Course Recipes

Almost Grandma’s Tamale Pie

If you think back about eating at your grandparents’ house, do you associate certain foods with the dishes they were served in? In my grandma’s kitchen, there were two things that were made in a big white Corningware baking dish. You know the one, square ceramic with a blue cornflower design on the side. There was the dish I’d like to forget but can’t – tuna casserole with a potato chip topping. And there was tamale pie.

ByMichelleDecember 6, 20120Comments

Recipes

Spring at the Farmers Market: Onions

I’m always just a little bit jealous listening to the market report from the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market on Good Food. I was a Saturday Santa Monica girl for years and when it comes to produce, that market (and California in general) can't be beat. Spring has been slow to arrive everywhere, but down…

ByMichelleMay 24, 20110Comments