It was during one of the hot spells in San Diego that I was scourging around looking for something to eat. I had all the makings for a salad ready in the refrigerator but was reluctant to do something predictable. It was in the pantry that I found an alternative to salad: spring rolls a.k.a.... Continue Reading →

Deep in my consciousness, I have a terrible hatred of salad. Salads when I was growing up consisted of iceberg lettuce, tasteless tomatoes and some sort of dressing and lots of it. Going back even further to second grade, the principal pointed at my untouched salad and asked me to take one bite. I don't... Continue Reading →

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 →

There’s something about salads that usually makes me turn my nose on them. I imagine a limp green salad with shredded carrots and tasteless tomatoes tossed with a generic salad dressing. I’m sure it’s a remenant elementary school memory where the principal at the time made me take a bite of salad that resulted in... Continue Reading →