I haven't been very good in writing about food and cooking during most of this pregnancy. I guess I got out of the habit a bit during the first trimester
Fruit Ceviche (or Jicama Salad)
A few years ago, we took a trip to Oaxaca in Mexico. As always, we hopped between hotels and AirBnBs, and found some magic places among them. And obviously, we
Nectarine Salad With Halloumi, Basil and Charred Onion
I've regained the desire to cook, just as the California gloom of May and June has retreated and the sun has been shining like that's its only job. It has started to feel like summer here, and it has
Thai Style Spicy Beef Salad
I once combed through the produce section of what felt like a million supermarkets, just to find a green papaya for a Thai salad. While the salad was excellent, it only used about a quarter of the
Barley Salad Bowl
I've been home alone this week for reasons related to someone in our household forgetting their visa and not being allowed on the plane home. I haven't particularly enjoyed this. Not
A Shrimp Salad to the Rescue
With all my recent sourdough bread failures, you must have thought that I had given up on reducing our food waste. Well, not entirely. In fact, as we say in Danish, nothing is so bad that it isn't
Those Pickled Onions
You might recall the pickled cocktail onion that I posted about some days ago. Despite my expectation that these would 'just be eaten over the next few days', I was at an initial loss for ways to use
A Throw-Together Salad
Most of this reducing food waste business has felt pretty glamorous and fun to me so far. This is probably because I have pretty much just been able to take my pick from a plethora of fresh
Zucchini Crostini and Roasted Vegetable Salad
You might remember that I am in the middle of a food waste reduction experiment that was greatly enhanced by the renewal of our CSA vegetable box subscription renewal. Too many compound nouns in that