Everyone seems to be into fermented foods these days, and I am no different. I love anything umami or pickled and fermented foods tend to be foods with these complex flavor profiles. What are fermented foods? Fermented foods are basically food products made/altered by microbes (often bacteria or yeast). The fermentation process has been used [...]
It's been an insanely busy semester of grad school, and I'll admit that I haven't spent much time in the kitchen recently. Fish is an amazingly quick and easy to cook option. This miso glazed salmon and cauliflower took about 20 minutes total to prep and cook and left me only 1 pan to clean, [...]
Rain, snow, or shine, Winter is soup time! It's been a rainy winter in California, and this week was no different. I remember having a winter or two like this as a child, where there were just days of endless rain and rain puddles to play in, but I certainly haven't seen a winter like [...]
There is something innately soothing about a bowl of miso soup. I have always been fascinated by the umami taste, and yet prior to this week, I had never cooked with miso. Honestly, I didn't even know what miso looked like or where to buy it. As someone who usually cooks in the Italian style, [...]
I know I haven't posted a recipe in a while and this blog is way overdue. It's not that I haven't been cooking, I just haven't been cooking anything blog worthy. Nursing a cold this weekend and craving hot spicy soup, I remade this stew this weekend. Upon seeing these photos you may be [...]
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