COLD BREW ICED COFFEE

The beauty of this recipe is that you really don’t need any coffee equipment other than a strainer and something to put the coffee concentrate in. This method of brewing coffee allows you to get rid of most of the “grit” that would come with a typical full-immersion method (such as using a french press), [...]

DECONSTRUCTED HUMMUS SALAD

Occasionally I want a light dinner – and this deconstructed hummus does just the trick! Also, I have a lot of friends that dislike hummus because of the “pastiness” that adding tahini causes. I’m personally a big fan of chick peas (also known as garbanzo beans) myself, and decided to make a deconstructed hummus – [...]

PESTO MARGHARITA PIZZA

It’s pretty common to order a Margharita pizza and get basil leaves on it. I dislike eating basil leaves on my pizza, and prefer to make a basil pesto instead – I really like the nutty flavor of the pine nuts combined with the basil leaves and parmesan. In addition, the parmesan makes the pesto [...]

PUT A HUNDO ON IT

I went to the farmer’s market today, and picked up some spinach and super spicy arugula (first arugula of the spring!). I mashed up an avocado, fried a couple of eggs, and put it on an olga’s baguette, garnished with a hundred dollar bill (don’t worry, I didn’t actually eat the hundred dollar bill):

SIMPLE WHITE PIZZA WITH ARUGULA

Ingredients: 1 lb. of whole wheat dough from Whole Foods, frozen 4 big spoonfuls of part skim ricotta cheese A half of a lemon 1 package of arugula Pine Nuts Directions: Before we start, I’d like to note that a pizza stone and pizza peel are crucial to making pizzas at home. These are must [...]

SUPER MOIST BANANA BREAD

So I read a lot of recipes when figuring out what I wanted to do for my banana bread recipe, and I noticed many had required egregious amounts of sugar and butter. When I cook I like to keep it minimal and use the highest-quality ingredients I can find. For the very first recipe to [...]