I’m on a bit of an (intentional) microorganism kick in the kitchen lately. I’ve been watching a lot of It’s Alive. My cultured butter was aggressively unphotogenic, and the half-sour pickles in the fridge are of slight concern to me because I realize that my container isn’t truly airtight. But, my sourdough starter is still […]
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Kale and Carrot Salad, inspired by Avec
This is the sort of people my family members are: when my sister had an opportunity to go to Chicago for an extracurricular activity, we all essentially said, “Pizza? Yeah, I could do that,” and then bought our plane tickets. I solicited recommendations from epicurean friends and made an intense schedule with each meal, and a […]
Summer salads: Raw Zucchini with Pine Nuts and Tabbouleh
It’s the last few days that really feel summery! Time to get it all in — wear your white pants*, listen to upbeat pop about ambiguous summertime things, and read on the beach somehow. But actually, who am I kidding, we all know that I mark seasons the way I mark the rest of […]
Ottolenghi’s Spring Salad (ish)
Things that give me inordinate satisfaction: book series whose spines make a picture when lined up on a shelf (Hank Green agrees.) when an ordered list of titles ends up being in alphabetical order anything in rainbow order a well-named sequel I feel like those are related, somehow. Is that crazy? They seem satisfying in […]
Banh Mi Salad with Five Spice Tofu
You guys, I have banh mi on my mind, and my mind on banh mi. I was giving a work presentation a few months ago (yes, it has been months), and I gave the example of a local search query [banh mi in Milpitas]. It’s been problematic since then. I have a lust for this […]