A recent post on Apartment Therapy touched upon moving into a new house that I related to. Between navigating the stressful mortgage process, renovations and finally moving in, most new home owners experience mental exhaustion. (On top of this, we had to deal with the water damage in the kitchen.) This is exactly how we’ve... Continue Reading →
Halloween Costumes: Food Couture
Halloween has slowly moved from being solely a kid’s dress-up holiday to one where grownups actively participate. It’s especially evident when perusing any of the popup Spirit of Halloween stores; the adult costume area usually beats the childrens' costumes two to one. If my analytics are correct, a popular costume this year will be Louise... Continue Reading →
Eating My Way Through the Farmers Market: Bok Choy
San Diego has a new farmers market that's been making big news. San Diego Public Market — which started a Kickstarter Project in August to renovate an old warehouse — met its goal within a few days and was funded 158% with over 1,210 backers by the time pledge drive expired. That's a whopping record that has... Continue Reading →
Food Trucks In (Or Coming To) San Diego: Dos Equis & Nutella
Keep your eye out for the Dos Equis and Nutella food trucks, both making stops here along their U.S. tour. Dos Equis — in conjunction with MIHO Gastrotruck — is offering free food (!) throughout San Diego County to promote their Most Interesting Academy. The truck is serving up wild hare paella, prawn samosas and octopus tostada.... Continue Reading →
Exploring Kearny Mesa: Balboa International Market
There has been so many things exciting about moving into a new neighborhood. There are the finding new ways to work (my commute has been reduced to 4 miles each way!), discovering new walking routes to get my exercise in and discovering new eateries to check out. While I’m not entirely unfamiliar with my new... Continue Reading →
{Contest} No French Language Skills Needed: You Could Visit Montreal
San Diego Restaurant Week wrapped up a few weeks ago. And while we won’t be seeing a restaurant week here in San Diego until next year, here’s an opportunity to attend restaurant week – in Montreal, Quebec. Yup, Canada! The Montreal Tourism board (Tourisme Montréal) is hosting their inaugural restaurant week running November 1-11 and is... Continue Reading →
On Losing Recipes and Easy All-Purpose Balsamic Vinaigrette
A confession: I lose recipes constantly. When I work on a dish, I quickly scribble it down on a sheet of paper and “file” it away in my kitchen. The filing system is actually in a three ring BBQ cookbook that is supposed to temporarily store recipes until I can properly file them away. I... Continue Reading →
Carb-Fill Dreams Fulfilled: Eating Hot Rolls at King’s Hawaiian
Do you have one of those memories from so long ago that as the years pass, you can’t tell if it was a dream? One that lingers with me: eating breakfast with my Grandpa before school. It was always hot chocolate – which always burned my tongue – and rolling little balls of cheese cut from... Continue Reading →
Warm Weather Treats: Da Shack Shave Ice
Here in San Diego, the warmest months aren’t June or July. The blistery weather begins when it starts to cool off around other parts of the country. August and September tend to be especially hot in Southern California, with some days cresting past 90 degrees. So while the rest of the nation is starting to... Continue Reading →
Grill Up: Red Rice and Chicken
I’m no stranger to rice. Any given chance to gorge myself on rice, I will gladly take it. I have yet to meet a variety I won’t try. Steamed rice, rice pudding, fried rice, rice balls — it’s all very familiar to me and if I ever find myself in need of a last meal,... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 