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Soba noodles are my favorite noodles, just in case you were curious. I’m not as into Italian pasta unless I’m in Italy, which is almost never. I created this soba noodles with fresh [...]

If I was to tell you that I had an all-time favorite smoothie, I might be lying to you. The truth is, I usually get a little fixated on a smoothie for awhile, calling it my favorite green [...]

Nothing says comfort food quite like Mac N’ Cheese, although I think as adults we like to think we’ve grown out of that sort of thing. To that I say, never grow up. Never be too old [...]

Lately I’ve been making more meals just for me. Nathan has had a funky schedule and the kids always have a weird eating schedule, so I’ve been eating solo more often than not. Which [...]

Spring has officially sprung in the northern hemisphere. The trees are starting to leaf out with those gorgeous bright baby green leaves. Flowers are starting to poke through the dry, [...]

I’ve always thought vegetable soup is a little boring and too watery for my taste. I generally avoid it if vegetable soup is an option when I go out to eat. And because I’ve never [...]

When I was a kid, no one ever made me eat brussels sprouts, but I still had the same weird fear and hatred of brussels sprouts that most kids have. I remember once going to a friends house to [...]

A few weeks ago, I held my annual Winter Retreat at Blue Mountain Retreat Center. The food is always amazing and each time I teach there, I come away with new inspiration for my own kitchen [...]

Another week, another stew. Winter is here and a deep chill has settled over the entire country this week. It’s snowing in places it never or very infrequently snows. The weather is [...]

Berbere spice. If you’ve never heard of this spice, it’s likely you’ve never had Ethiopian food. I grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC, which has the largest Ethiopian [...]