Having a hard week?

Make a creme brulee!
My friend, Brie, gave me a torch set about two years ago and for some reason I never had the guts to try it out until now.  Emboldened by a coconut custard (dairy free) in class, I decided that I wanted to try a dairy free creme brulee as well.
Little did I [...]

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Fermenting Your Own Cream

I’m baaack.  And this time I promise that it’s for good.  After a much needed break and some wonderful camping with my family, I’m back at it.
In fact, this weekend I spent some time treking over to the Next Food Network Star tryouts in San Francisco.  I haven’t heard anything back yet, but all in [...]

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All A-Twitter

When I started using Twitter, I had no idea what the point was.  I mean, I already have a blog.  Aren’t I telling people enough about my self without bombarding them with more of my musings?
But then I started using it and somehow got up to 300 followers.  And I wouldn’t say I’m hooked, but [...]

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Lemony Quinoa Bowl

Sometimes you just need a quick, healthy, and satisfying lunch.  In cases like these, I’ve been known to throw together a big salad or rice bowl with everything I have.  But the other day I needed something even simpler than that.  With only a few veggies, some quinoa, which cooks much quicker than rice, and [...]

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Summertime Refreshment

Happy belated 4th of July! It was quite a hot one where I was at Lake San Antonio where I was camping with my family, but it was perfect weather for hanging out by the lake and swimming with the puppies.

We ate some pretty typical camping food – chicken sausages, beef hot dogs (nitrate free), [...]

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