Black Bottle, Seattle

My summer trip to Seattle was peppered with lots of interesting places to eat. Honestly, isn't trying new restaurants an appealing element of travel? Eager to get started after a long flight, the first place I visited was Black Bottle, a gastropub down the street from my hotel. First impression was...

Meeting an Iron Chef: Adana, Seattle

During my trip to Seattle in June, my boyfriend at the time and I enjoyed a ton of great food (I mean, that's part of the joy of traveling. Like, a huge part). Seattle was spectacularly unplanned for me as far as itinerary, and that lack of organization trailed me up to and including the last day. As...

HTCEB: Oatmeal

I'm not crazy about oatmeal, never have been. But, I'm systematic, and would I genuinely be cooking through a cookbook if I didn't try things I knew I wasn't crazy about? Maybe Mark Bittman's version would be better than the other 4 or 5 times I've tried the recipe, I thought. And it was better this...

HTCEB: Croutons

The other day, I was still riding the hype train of being able to cook at home, despite it being 90 degrees with no air conditioning. I decided to prep my croutons that I'll be putting on top of salad later in the week (Boyfriend had a great idea to throw them on top of the gazpacho later as well). There's...

HTCEB: Brownies

My trip to Whole Foods took up my afternoon, then I worked throughout the night. And all night at work, all I could think was, "I want to go home and cook!" Anyone who's worked in the back of the house in a restaurant may say that cooking for money vs cooking for pleasure have feel different (to me,...

Week One Menu: June 27th 2019-July 4th 2019

I generally prefer to grocery shop on a week to week basis, loosely planning a vague menu that checks off the breakfast, lunch, and dinner boxes. This is my first week in a new apartment(!) and today was also my first visit to Whole Foods (coincidence? I think not). In my typical fashion, I went through the cookbook I'm working through (which is Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Basics, and I've...