With a lack of funds, due to excessive over spending and my depressing salary, I embarked on a cooking challenge. Dinner for two people, for 7 nights, no going out to eat, no ordering in, budget of only 40 pesos and my pathetic excuse of a pantry that was barely stocked. I’ll spare you the […]
El Galpón Market Orgánico
Curried Pumpkin Coconut Soup
Winter is here. With the coldest temperatures in over 15 years, I had one thought on my mind – a comfortable bowl of delicious soup. How did I survive so many years living in frigid Chicago winter temperatures? Why did I choose to spend the majority of my college years living in even colder Madison, […]
THE Go-To Barrio Favorite: Marfa Delivery
There comes a time in an unhealthily food obsessed freak’s life when she finds THE place where she could go everyday, never knew of its existence, and it’s steps away from her lazy-ass doorstep. After almost a year, I finally discovered Marfa Delivery. I must have passed by thousands of times, with no idea what […]
Lentil Salad with Roasted Vegetables
Curry in a hurry
Fat Pasta, Skinny Pasta
For those who are not regulars in the kitchen, and you want to impress someone for the first time with your cooking, there is one secret ingredient that will never disappoint – BUTTER. Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way and when I first began cooking up a storm, I also ate my way through […]
