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APPLE CITRUS SALAD

Though sweet, apple is jus as well known for its acid. Without it, there wouldn’t be apple pie or apple sauce, it couldn’t walk that line of sweet and savory, and apple cider? Not happening. This acid inspired me to make a dish celebrating that bright apple pop, so I paired thinly sliced apple with orange and fresh fennel. Fennel […]
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APPLE MINT SANGRIA

I feel like mint gets a bad rap as a flavor, but it’s one of my favorites.  It’s not just a garnish, or something intended for an ice cream cone; mint can be earthy, mint can be subtle, mint can be everything you thought it couldn’t, because the herb mint is so so sooooo different than mint flavoring. Imagine the […]
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APPLE PIE 101

Apple pies seem so simple and classic, but like all simple and classic things, there’s a tumult of decisions brewing just beneath the surface. Granny Smith or Pink Lady? Butter, lard, or both? Double crust, lattice, or crumble? Just pass me a slice and scoop me some ice cream dammit! …it seems to make you wan’t to scream. But, here’s […]
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ASPARAGUS POTATO SALAD WITH TARRAGON SALSA VERDE

Potato salad can be such a sad, beige affair, so I spiced mine up with a bright and fresh tarragon/cilantro salsa verde and tender asparagus.  It’s the perfect light side to the heartiest barbecue. INGREDIENTS For 4-6 2 pounds rose potatoes, cut into fourths or eighths with the skin on (any small sized waxy potato) 1/2 cup tarragon/cilantro salsa verde […]
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AUNT TINA’S CHECKERBOARD CAKE

I’ve teased my Aunt Tina that her buttermilk cake recipe is the foundation of her cake repertoire, and I’m not wrong. The buttermilk cake is a perfect vanilla cake – moist, not too sweet, and so versatile – so it’s no surprise it has served as the bedrock for most of my aunt’s vintage inspired cakes. In this recipe, it […]
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AUNTIE REE’S SPECIAL SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH SOUR CREAM, CHIVES + A SECRET INGREDIENT

One of my fondest memories of my Auntie Ree is her standing on a leopard print staircase with her leopard print luggage while wearing a leopard print outfit.  The look was topped off with her signature cat eye glasses, naturally.  This was her in her natural state. Wine, cigarettes, perfume, and “Darlings” proliferate, along with hilarious anecdotes from her life […]
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AVOCADO + JALAPENO OVER SUSHI RICE

Simple pleasures, right? Growing up in LA, sushi, next to tacos and perhaps, to a lesser extent, the French Dip, is our culinary mascot. The best sushi is scattered across Little Tokyo, Sawtelle, and the valley, with a lot of mediocre rolls in between. Everyone focusses on the fish when it comes to what makes perfect sushi, which is understandable, […]
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AVOCADO AIOLI

Food should be nourishing and delicious. It sounds simple, right? With sweets especially, it can be so hard to find treats that are as good to eat as they are for you. My friend Laurel, the baker behind the grain-free and refined-sugar-free (and sometimes vegan) goodness known as Sweet Laurel Bakery, has shared some of her simplest and most satisfying […]
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