Food
January 27th, 2010
Cookies & Caviar – a Decadent Dinner
I recently watched “The Best Thing I Ever Ate: Salty Goodness” where they mentioned Tsar Nicoulai caviar and decided I needed to get some. My wife had never tried caviar before, but she loves salt and likes sushi so I ... more
January 18th, 2010
Easy Lemon Shrimp Pappardelle With Baby Spinach
Pre-cooked frozen shrimp and lemon pappardelle from Trade Joe’s along with some fresh organic baby spinach made this a fast, easy, tasty, healthy dinner. Ingredients 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 lemon, zested 1 package of Trader Joe’s Lemon Pappardelle 2 shallots, diced 2 garlic cloves, ... more
January 17th, 2010
Buttercup Squash & Black Bean Chili
I’m not a vegetarian but we didn’t feel like going out and had limited ingredients. What we did have is buttercup squash from our JR Organics CSA box and a can of black beans from Trade Joe’s. Since I recently ... more
October 11th, 2009
Farfalle With Kale, Grape Tomtoes and Cannellini
(photo from Serious Eats) Kale has great nutritional value and is packed with phytonutrients such as Vitamin C and Vitamin A. Beans are high in fiber and protein and also provide antioxidants. The combination of the two in this pasta dish ... more
August 30th, 2009
Paris Ham & Gruyere Omelette at Le Pain Quotidien
A delicious Paris Ham & Gruyere Omelette with a fresh green salad and fresh baked bread at the Larchmont location of Le Pain Quotidien in Los Angeles. The bread and jam were so delicious we purchased a loaf of bread ... more
August 24th, 2009
Roy’s – Downtown LA
Heather and I decided we wanted to eat out tonight so I did a search on Google and Yelp for some healthy restaurant options. Somehow I ended up on an old message thread on Chowhound that mentioned the fish options ... more
August 22nd, 2009
Heirloom Tomatoes, Watermelon, Dandelions
Receiving the produce box from JR Organics was one of the biggest reasons I started cooking (that and Top Chef). Every week we had to find recipes for the ingredients we received or else it would all go bad. One ... more
August 11th, 2009
