For reasons still unbeknownst to myself, I decided the best way to celebrate my 27th would be to cook dinner for 32 guests. Having recently started an MBA program at the Wharton School, my birthday had to celebrated in spectacular fashion. In previous years, I’ve hosted birthday parties at karaoke bars and camping sites but…
Category: Main dishes
Eating My Way Through Heartbreak – A Collection of Meals for One
Spoiler alert: the grocery list includes wine. Heartbreak is inevitable. As much as we take precautions to prevent it by making promises and concessions, sometimes words are not enough to save a 2.5-year relationship. Seeking comfort in my friends, the same question came up over and over again: ‘What are you going to do with…
Thai Green Curry with Crispy Duck
Inspired by my go-to takeout order. We are slowly marching through the most miserable time of the year – Winter. The trees look lifeless without their leaves to adorn them. The sun begins its descent too early each day, leaving me trudging home after work in darkness. It’s on days like these that I burrow…
Finding Love Around the Table #1: The First Homecooked Dinner Date
A little more than a year ago, I prepared to host someone I’d been dating for 2 months at my apartment for dinner. He would be the first to dine at the new IKEA table I’d painfully spent 2 weeks assembling by myself.
Cioppino, Hearty Italian Fish Stew
Zuppa di pesce California! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about mealtimes. The gathering of friends, new and old, trading stories and catching up across the table. Bringing together family members, some that you may not have seen in ages, over a homecooked meal that arises memories from childhood. The networking of colleagues who chatter…
Skillet Spinach Ricotta Lasagne Roll-Ups
The Italians would be furious. ‘Why modify a perfectly good lasagne recipe?’, you posit as you read the recipe title. ‘Why mess with perfection?’, you ponder as you scroll through this post. ‘What were you hoping to achieve with this?’, you ask confusedly as the concept just doesn’t sit right with you. You once again…
Rustic Countryside Goat Cheese, Mushroom & Kale Galette
If this recipe were a mood, it would be sitting on a patio on a modest farm in the South of France, gazing across at the stretches of rolling countryside, your nostrils filled with the sweet mixture of garlic and fruity white wine as you tuck into this light and refreshing dinner. I’d imagine that…
20 Minute Date Night Tagliatelle and Pan-Fried Salmon
There is nothing sexier than a salmon steak sitting on a bed of pasta and that is that. Throw in a glass of Pinot Grigio and I am all yours honey. We could do without the family members crowding up my ~creative working space~ which also functions as a kitchen and living room area but…
Life Is Oh So Dandy 