I am in love…but my husband need not be concerned. There is no love triangle that would threaten to take me away from him; in fact, he’s been quite happy with my newfound adoration…for quinoa. In the past, this South American seed (considered to be an ancient grain) would be served in my kitchen [...]
My travel companions and I had finally made it three quarters of the way around Sardinia, having started in Alghero on the northwest and choosing a counterclockwise route around the island. Our two-week trip would end on the north in Costa Smeralda but we had one more stop before reaching the high-end resort town. [...]
Just in case you didn’t know, pistachio paste is hard to find. Sure you can order it online (and it can cost you a pretty penny) but when you’re determined to make something in the kitchen, having to wait days for a key ingredient to be delivered to your door just won’t do. The [...]
Time flies when you’re having fun… …and also when you’re just plain busy. Where have the days gone? There’s been greater demand for my time at work recently, leaving not much motivation to work on a blog post in the evening. I’ve been squeezing in the bike rides and runs, too, so blogging has [...]
As a bachelor, my husband’s go-to meal was tacos. Filled with simple ingredients like gruyere cheese, rice and/or beans, sprouts, mushrooms and avocado, it was an easy meal he prepared and prepared quite often. Evening telephone conversations while we were dating would inevitably lead to a question about dinner (well, I did the asking) [...]
