Hip hip! I have an oven. And you can bet it’s had a pretty major workout in the past few days. Oh the simple, unadulterated joys of baking granola and roasting veggies – it will never get old. This week I bought a gingantor bunch…

As I write this, there are two electricians in my apartment installing an oven. I almost have a kitchen.  The last couple months have been really interesting, hauling my food processor, blender, and bags of groceries around to all of my friends’ houses to use…

Everyone enjoys a good massage now and again. As it turns out, so does kale. I first heard about massaged kale at Cru, a restaurant in Los Angeles. The menu described the kale as “rubbed,” and having no idea what that referred to, I ordered the…

If there is one thing that has surprised me the most about blogging, it’s the friends I’ve made along the way. Who would have thought that just by putting my ideas and recipes online that I would end up with a network of inspiring, talented,…

Cruising the aisles of the grocery store the other day, I stumbled upon black chickpeas. Black chickpeas! These are the thrilling moments of my life. Similar to regular chickpeas in flavor, these have a slightly more al dente texture and tougher skin. After being properly…

As much as I love being a teacher, I really, really love being a student.This summer has seen me traveling a whole bunch with my cooking classes and I have had a total blast. To compliment all this running around and hearing a little too…

What a total blast. The My New Roots Potluck Picnic in the Park was a major success, thanks to my beautiful (new) friends in Toronto! First of all, who knew that there were so many amazingly talented whole-food cooks in this city? Lucky for me,…

There comes a time in everyone’s life when they must feed a crowd. Whether it’s for a family barbeque, an office party, a kids’ birthday, the truth is we’ve all been there and we’ve all been stumped and totally intimidated. I’ve worked in a few…