Author: Michelle

Thai Sausage with Bok Choy

Thai Sausage with Bok Choy

I’ve toyed with the idea of getting a steamer basket, but it’s just one more thing to add to the already cramped kitchen cabinets. I have been known to cheat the system and use the microwave, a bowl, a little bit of water, and a …

Bourbon and Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bourbon and Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies

Baking is still not my forte. It drives me crazy. Every time I break out the mixer and grab a cookie sheet, I think “this is the time.” But it isn’t. There is such an exact science to this whole baking thing that I miss. …

Weekly Reads 08

Weekly Reads 08

When you have a bunch of leftover arugula, fry some potatoes, toss everything in olive oil and parmesan cheese and top it with a couple fried eggs. Hello, breakfast. Here’s what I’ve been reading this week: I’ve started following a few of these Food52 Spotify Thanksgiving …

Vietnamese Beef Stew

Vietnamese Beef Stew

Man. I cannot begin to describe how good this recipe smells. If you’re at all a fan of Vietnamese food. Make this. Make this now. I remember thinking that I don’t care if it even tastes good. That smell. My god the smell. It comes …

Weekly Reads 07

Weekly Reads 07

It has been a s-l-o-w week. Two different Comcast techs spent a whole lot of time at the house, a good seven hours, but the internet is the most stable it has ever been. The speed increase doesn’t hurt. My CPA certificate finally came in the mail. …

Weekly Reads 06

Weekly Reads 06

I stepped into Providore Fine Foods for the first time ever this weekend. It’s a good thing it’s in a different part of town. I wanted everything. It is a specialty grocery store. There are several vendors on top of a few aisles of food …