Quarantine Cooking – Vegetable Stock

Do you ever cook with fresh vegetables? Do you have freezer space for one gallon-size bag? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then you could be making your own stock. Ever since I went to the culinary certificate program, I am vehemently opposed to store-bought stocks. The reason being is salt. They…

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James Beard Food Waste Event

I am about a month into my second semester of grad school. I’m taking Food & Gender and Anthropology of Food as my classes. I also was hired as a graduate assistant for Culinary Arts. This is so exciting for me because it means I get to spend more time in the BU Kitchen. So,…

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Pasta Primavera

It has finally started to feel like spring in DC. The cherry blossoms have bloomed; the sun has mostly decided to make its presence known; outdoor happy hours and brunch are popping back up. Since it finally feels appropriate, I wanted to make something springy for our family dinner this past Sunday. Here enters pasta…

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Miso Brussels Sprouts

I went out to brunch at Pennsylvania 6 DC on Saturday. I was truly impressed with the entire experience from my steak and eggs to the bottomless mimosa bar. However, my favorite part of this brunch was the fried miso Brussels sprouts. I had never thought to use miso in Brussels sprouts before, but it…

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Chicken Marengo

And so it has come. The end of the year has arrived. Another year has passed, but this one feels almost like it didn’t happen.  It feels like I was just frozen in place while time passed around me. Sure, I had some good things happen this year. I started this blog and rediscovered my…

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