Who really wants to cook when the temperature is hovering near 100 degrees Fahrenheit? I normally love to cook, though sometimes lack the energy (or desire) to do so when it’s sweltering hot outside. Nonetheless, cooking during a heat wave need not be limited to salads. Solution, meet onigirazu (aka sushi sandwich); not quite a … Continue Reading

It’s hot out there. The mercury has been hovering around 90 degrees this week (and I’ve been working outside on an organic farm; a story for another day). A mere few weeks ago, was yearning for warmer days, now I wish it was less hot and humid. Such is life. Thus, something light and refreshing … Continue Reading

Woke up feeling ambitious today. Ambitious enough to try my hand at making sushi. Made some rice in the rice cooker, julienned an assortment of vegetables, picked up some sushi-grade tuna at the farmers’ market…and went to work. And, that’s when I quickly remembered (despite my temporary memory loss) why I leave the art of … Continue Reading

Sushi burrito or sushirrito is apparently “a thing.” I generally don’t like things that are trendy or “all the rage”, sometimes for good reason, but usually just because the masses say so — a la nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd, here one day and gone the next. But this particular fad caught my … Continue Reading

I recently contributed a piece on Indian Dal (dal = Indian legumes) to another site. This gave me an excuse to head to my favorite Indian grocer, Patel Brothers, and stock up on an assortment of dal — toor dal, chana dal, mung (moong) dal, urad dal, masoor dal…into the cart they went, all in the name of … Continue Reading