Hello readers, It has certainly been a while. In the interim while I’ve been away, I hope that you have enjoyed your other readings, good food and company with friends and family, and perhaps a little getaway or two. BlueBoots has gone on a number of adventures (oh, finishing another year of graduate school, planning … Continue reading
Category Archives: Culinary Creations
Egyptian Kofta @ Home
My gustatory palette has been cycling between Brazilian, Chinese, and Egyptian cuisines lately, much to BrownBear’s delight, and after a lonnnnnnnng and indecisive stroll through the grocery store last week, and a little enthusiastic suggestion from BrownBear I took a deep breath and attempted this home-cooking favorite from my childhood. I’ve written some posts (see links … Continue reading
A Lovely Spring Brunch chez moi
I enjoyed putting together this lovely little brunch for three of my dear friends on a Saturday morning. The food, company, and sunshine were delightful. The personal parfaits were fun, healthy, and tasty and were in Anthropologie’s cute Moroccan tea glasses. In the first photo, you can see a pink one in the top left … Continue reading
Fruit Fondue Skewers
Skewers, one per guest at my friend’s bridal shower. It was great, fresh, and we added pineapple moments later. Continue reading
Chinese Ginger Scallion Steamed Tilapia in 20 minutes
The past few weeks, I’ve ended up after a day’s work within walking distance to Chinatown,which is much more often than normal. When I was a kid, ginger scallion with tilapia used to be a staple order when we went out to eat at our go-to place, a restaurant called Chinatown in Morton Grove, Illinois. … Continue reading