Category Archives: Rambling
Alton Brown’s Inevitable Edible Tour
Last night was one of the coolest nights that I’ve had in a long time. Confluent Boyfriend and I drove down to Cerritos (which is about an hour south in heavy LA traffic) to see Alton Brown’s Inevitable Edible Tour. … Continue reading
I’m a busy girl
..but never too busy for a great meal. I’ve been working (writing and also my full time corporate slave job) and going to school. It’s been really difficult to hammer out the time to get into the kitchen and just … Continue reading
Finishing Salts: That Thing I Wanted but Didn’t Know I Wanted
One of the real joys of receiving gifts for me is really the thought that someone puts into the idea. It’s not so much even the STUFF, but that someone thought of me enough to buy a gift with my … Continue reading
Strange Bedfellows: Tofu with Hollandaise Sauce
I’ve been thinking a lot about flavor profiles, and how I can get what I want out of my food without the meat or excessive sodium. Prior to today, I’ve really been phoning it in. Slapping a piece of fish … Continue reading
Mise en Place: Sara Moulton, I respectfully disagree
I was playing on the interwebs recently and ran across a post on Sara Moulton’s blog about mise en place. Now, I wasn’t always a subscriber to the whole concept of prepping ingredients. In my early cooking days, I was … Continue reading
I am a paid writer!@##%$*^@
The articles that I wrote over the weekend were apparently enough to solidify my position at Examiner. I am now officially eligible to get paid for my work. Now, when I say ‘get paid’.. what I really mean is ‘get … Continue reading
It’s official now!
As of yesterday afternoon, I am officially writing for the examiner as: The Burbank Gourmet Food Examiner. What this means is two-fold: 1) I will be officially published by some means other than self-publishing. 2) Fancy food will now be … Continue reading
A Confluent Kitchen First.. Dessert!
It’s not often that I foray into the world of desserts and baked goods.. Hell, it’s the first time I’ve done anything other than cheesecake.. but here we are. Confluent Boyfriend made a request for spicy salmon bowls again, so … Continue reading
Golden Road Brewery: A Unique Twist on a Tradition As Old As Time
I interviewed to be a writer for the examiner.com, because.. hey, why not, right? Â I did a review on Golden Road Brewery, a local artisan brewery. It’s really quite an awesome place. If you’re in the LA area, I would … Continue reading
The Confluent Kitchen 