Category Archive: food

That Time We Brewed a Belgian Tripel

It was a sunny, beautiful Saturday about a month ago as my friend Jessica and I set up for Women’s Brew Day. Tents were already pitched outside of Southern Brewing in Seminole Heights… Read More

Purple Asparagus

Green, white, and purple. All of them stood there, wrapped in bunches and looking perky now that they’re in season. But which asparagus to choose? Green is the usual, and I’d just read… Read More

Spring Onion and Pea Pancakes

Sunday called for a quick, light lunch. The breeze outside reminded me that it is spring and not yet summer, and so these pancakes with peas and spring onions (the onion of many… Read More

Braised Fennel Wedges with Saffron and Tomato

Fennel, you’ve grown on me. The girl who avoided anything anise-flavored and  tasted her way through several chocolates in Vienna before realizing with great disappointment that, yes, they’re nearly all filled with marzipan;… Read More

Duck Fat Sazeracs

The word ‘fat’ can be scary to people. ‘Duck fat’ may not be much better. But let’s try and repress those I can’t believe it’s not butter! years (because now I totally believe)… Read More

Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder with White Beans and Olive Tapenade

I have to be careful what I email Danny. Sometimes I bookmark recipes I find online or I star them on Google Reader (not for much longer), but I email a lot of… Read More