this spiced persimmon cake with cream cheese icing is the perfect fall dessert – not so fussy that you have to spend your afternoon decorating a cake, but still cozy and tasty. the air is finally crisper, the nights requiring plush fuzzy blankets. i am definitely a fuzzy blanket person over a weighted blanket person, […]
Purple Sweet Potato Salad
this purple sweet potato salad satisfies your carb-y, mediterranean cravings while also making sure you get your greens in. i demean potatoes every day. one of my friends and i use the term “potato” to denote how little lazy we are, or how casual our clothes look in particular instances, or how bad my phone […]
Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Hollandaise, Shoestring Potatoes and Pickled Onions
instead of cutting your cauliflower up into florets, do a whole roasted cauliflower and top with lemon-y hollandaise, crispy potatoes and pickled red onion. mmm. i definitely don’t bake/cook as much as i did before starting a full time job, which has had a trickle effect to the volume of content that goes up here. […]
Fall in Seattle – October 2019
q4 is notorious in the retail world. the combo of single’s day, black friday and cyber monday means fun times for anyone involved, and i am no exception. so, i planned a little getaway at the beginning, in hopes that forests and food would steady me for the onslaught. a weekend getaway in the fall […]
Citrus Kale Pesto Rice Bowl
this citrus kale pesto rice bowl has a base of lemon-y goodness, rice and kale, but the garlic chili sauce (my hot sauce of choice), feta and radishes help round out the bowl, too! la is always a good time. there’s a boundless bounty of rooftop bars to bounce between, an endless ensemble of eateries. […]
Denver in the Summer (Denver 2019)
in a distinctly un-heather move, i took a trip to a nature-y destination with a nature-inclined friend. i didn’t train enough for this trip (altitude + lack of aerobic endurance aside from a handful of work fitness reimbursement-funded spin classes = woohoo), but it was beautiful. denver in the summer (okay, and boulder and the […]