My dear friend had her birthday last monday, and in her honor I cooked a special dish last night. The recipe includes an Andean cereal, Quinoa, and a taste of ginger and lemon, which gives it an oriental touch.
Quinoa happens to be a “recovered” species and has won a sustainability prize (or something like that… [...]
Posts Tagged ‘food’
15 May
Happy Birthday, Chiari!
15 Aug
Sweet rocks
Oh, wait… did you think I was using “rocks” as the 3rd person simple present tense? Something like, “sweet stuff is great! it rocks!”?
Well, I’m sorry to disappoint you… I meant “rocks” as a noun.
So before you imagine yourself swallowing chocolate covered pebbles or (even worse!) trying to bite a sugar frosted stone, let me [...]
13 Aug
Sweet fingers
There are few moments in which I actually enjoy getting my hands dirty. I am usually a neurotic hand-washer, and I can barely stand feeling my hands sticky or greasy…
But these moments… they make me happy:
- Getting my hands covered in melted chocolate or dulce de leche (milk caramel) when making truffles
- Getting my hands/feet [...]



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