Category Archives: Kitchen Fail
Nectarines in a Balsamic Glaze: Inspiration from Adversity
The other day I was getting ready for work.. packing up my lunch as per usual. I decided on a salad with cherry tomatoes, cheddar, greens, and a balsamic dressing. I threw a nectarine into the box for good measure, … Continue reading
Lowered Expectations Pasta – It’s What’s For Dinner!
So I started out all ambitious. I nutribulleted some mushroom, minced 4 cloves of garlic, chopped up a shallot, a tablespoon of fresh oregano and thawed a cup of frozen spinach. Into a bowl they go with liberal salt and … Continue reading
.. and in a surprising comeback, Michelle – 1, Makhani – 0
…and the crowd goes wild!! Or maybe just asks what makhani is and why I needed a comeback.. 😀 The other night I had a delightful dish, Paneer Makhani, at the local Indian restaurant. It was a delightful blend of … Continue reading
“Meatless” Meat: My Epiphany
Being a recent convert (re-convert, post-pre convert) to a mostly meatless life, I’ve been focused heavily on coming up with  veggie-centric meals this time. Past experience has shown that relying on quorn, boca, morningstar,tofu, or TSP for my entrees tends … Continue reading
Confluent Kitchen: Thanksgiving Edition
Today is a day for giving thanks. What better way to do that than to consume copious amounts of food? I went a little bit non-traditional and made a duck. I hadn’t ever cooked a whole duck, so I figured.. … Continue reading
Michelle – 0, Mandolin Slicer – 1: A Tale of Injury and Intrigue
All actions involving profuse use of my right thumb are officially on hiatus until my thumb stops hurting. I sliced the side of it open on my brand new shiny mandolin (of death). Don’t pity me (ok, a little is … Continue reading
.. making my triumphant return!
First there was work stuff.. then there was school stuff.. Â then there was vacation/birthday stuff .. then there was stomach flu stuff.. so it’s been a while. I’d like to say that I was having a blast during my absence, … Continue reading
REJECTED: Poached Hake with Quinoa
I have been woefully remiss about updating my blog recently. For this, I humbly apologize. The past couple of weeks have been crazy.. (insert viable excuse for my laziness HERE).. I decided it was time to get back into the … Continue reading
Good Feelings, Deep Thoughts, and a Return to Basics.
While catching up on my semi-daily blog fix, I was ridiculously pleased to see that I was given the Beautiful Blogger Award (sort of?) from Labor of Wonder. In her post she switched things up a bit by mentioning her … Continue reading
Let the Spherification Begin… Or Not.
So after watching my instructional DVD about spherification. They did a helpful demonstration of spherification of custard. I whipped up a nice creme anglais and thought to myself… ‘Self? What would be really awesome with creme anglais?’.. I mentally discarded … Continue reading
The Confluent Kitchen 