Kubeh Soup & Male Menopause?
I had a hot flash at work the other day. I wasn’t doing anything stressful or out of the ordinary either, just typing an email when I felt my toes tingle with warmth. Then the…
Foraging our Way Through Panama City Part 2 of 2
This is the second of a two-part post. To read the first half of our food crawl through Panama City titled ‘Foraging our Way Through Panama City Part 1 of 2’ click here. We left…
It’s Soup! Not Menopause!
I was never a big fan of soups. Aside from matzo ball soup of course. But I don’t really consider that a soup. It’s more of a baseball-sized dumpling with broth-like gravy and maybe some…
But Grandma! I’m a Vegetarian
I have a lot of fond memories of my grandma Shirley, who’s actually my step-grandmother, but since all my actual grandparents had passed when I was little or before birth, she’s the grandmother I got…
Cuisine is My Comfort Zone
I’ll admit it– when I moved to the Bay Area in 2007, I was scared. Scared to have just left my friends in Los Angeles; a family I’d invested seven years of my life developing…
Yay for the Cliche: Dungeness Crab and Mixed Seafood Cioppino
Bouillabaisse, steamed mussels, Mediterranean seafood stew, cioppino….all of these classic dishes remind me of the day I came-out to my mother. Why? Read the story and you’ll understand. Believe me, you’ll enjoy it. And keep…
Root vegetable curry soup with goat cheese croutons
If you’re looking for a hearty and delicious winter soup than this is it! We’ve got carrots, golden beets, butternut squash, and pumpkin melting together in this everything-but-the-kitchen-sink of root vegetable goodness. Thanks to the…