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Though we’re back to cold rainy days next week, at least someone got the memo about it being the first day of spring today. Oh sunshine, won’t you stay? For the following weeks, whether the weather decides to cooperate or not, I’ve planned an arsenal of fresh and light recipes for y’all, starting with my..read more
When I was younger, I didn’t understand why we were always drinking roasted barley tea instead of water. We always had gigantic jugs of it in the fridge and when we’d have supper, we’d often get hot barley tea. Sometimes, we’d even have rice soaked in barley tea for breakfast and it got to the..read more
Banchan aka side dish, and to begin our collection, here are a few Korean side dishes, that along with this beautiful crunchy broccoli salad comes up in mere minutes. Squid Jerky Stir Fried Anchovies Whelk Salad Drinks that can be whipped up in 5 minutes: ‘Otai, Tropical Drink Blueberry Kale Smoothie, my favorite! Even Rice..read more
Is that a thing? I must have missed the memo. I myself enjoy cheesy rice, buttered rice, herbed rice, creamy rice… but arsenic rice? Mmm, yum… The FDA has analyzed 200 samples of Rice (domestic grown included) and found more inorganic arsenic in a single serving than what the EPA allows in a quart of..read more
I realize that this is a crazy long list but cut out your processed foods and junk foods and you’re pretty much good to go. I’m a huge advocate of the farm to table approach and am always happy to support our local farms and markets. I used to work for a local organic foods..read more
Albeit it’s a bit odd, but gifts of food have always been favored over any article of couture clothing for me. After all, you can’t eat sexy stilettos or cuddle up with a big ole’ bucket of crop tops. Nope. Anyone who knows me will tell you that the key to my heart is through..read more
As I’m in the South, I day dream that we’re all just part of a Harlequin romance novel and that these are just parts of sultry, summer nights but alas, reality settles in and it’s just crazy hot, is all. 101, 105, 110…and rising. It’s just hot. Not sexy. The weekend was full of impromptu..read more
I was contemplating weaving in a “Sound of Music” reference there lol. My parents can’t actually tolerate caffeine at all so I’m accustomed to brewing them a variety of Rooibos/Red Bush/Chamomile. Theses are currently the Teas that are living in my Home at the moment. I have lots of favorite Teas but these are just..read more
KIDDING! A random, silly snapshot–of me being random & silly. This morning, I look in my fridge and discover my bunch of Kale waaay in the back–neglected and lonesome. To be frank, I’d completely forgotten about it which is completely unlike me. In regards to food, I’m a bit fanatic and like a walking Rolodex..read more
How could I not be? True, I won’t eat Dukguk just because it’s the New Year if I don’t feel like eating it. But Kimchi? Kimchi is in a league of its own. Bold Red in color…like well, blood. It’s literally in a Korean persons blood… it’s scent alone is undeniable. Ever open up a..read more