Apricot Soleil at Rustica Bakery
I’m so glad that my (imagined) namesake pastry tastes as good as it sounds. Incredibly, frighteningly flaky, it makes a great accompaniment to the bakery’s fancy, Clover-brewed coffee. It’s so flaky...
View ArticleEating Around Hawai’i, Part 1
There’s a certain kind of person who recalls their travels according to what they ate, rather than what they actually did. I am definitely that sort of person. I mean, yeah, I did stuff. But mostly I...
View ArticleEating Around Hawai’i, Part 2
Like a chump, I was determined to try a Hawaiian pizza while I was on the island. Before I went to Hawaii, I thought it was just the pineapple that made it typical. Then I found out that the whole...
View ArticlePot Roast Ramen
Breakfast this morning! Homemade pork ramen stock, Cantonese noodles, soy- and mirin-marinated pot roast with mushrooms, spinach, and a poached egg on top. Tagged: ramen
View ArticleJuiced-up Pumpkin Bars (‘Tis the Season, Betch!)
It’s September and my life is all pumpkin, all the time. I would probably straight up eat the Great Pumpkin if it dared to come to my house. It began with the annual announcement that Starbuck’s was...
View ArticleMy Favorite Restaurant Website: Crescent Moon Bakery
CrescentMoonFoods.Net, the internet home of Minneapolis’s favorite Afghani bakery/restaurant, is a masterpiece. I love the crazy GIFs, the like Angelfire-era visitor counter, and the prodigious use of...
View ArticleA Hideously Unphotogenic Tamale Pie
For the past 4 months, I’ve been lying to my fiance. After a catering job, I happened to bring home a huge bag full of leftover tortilla casserole for him to — essentially — burrow into and ravage...
View ArticleThe Best Breakfast Sandwich In The Universe
Feast your eyes, my friends: the best breakfast sandwich. Ever. I call it… the breakfast banh mi. I’ve been eating this for days on end, and I think we’ve reached a point where it has been fully...
View ArticleRice Bowls, for Breakfast?! Absolutely!
Though the bacon, egg, and hash brown plate once held an iron grip on my heart, I’ve since rediscovered an old flame: the rice bowl. When I was a picky little kid, my grandmother would make me bowls...
View ArticleRed Bean Burgers and Truffle Fries
Hey y’all! I know it’s been pretty much radio silence over here for the past couple of years. If you’ve stuck with this blog since back in the day, you totally have my gratitude and thanks....
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