Tag Archives: Cabbage

BBQ Chicken Grain Bowl
Today I had square pizza for lunch. Yes, I’m talking about cafeteria pizza that you get in elementary school. As a kiddo it brought me tremendous joy to walk through the food line and carry a square slice back to my table. It was typically the only time that I ate school lunch, and looking […]

Baba’s Borscht
Christmas is a time when we make many of my grandmother’s (Baba) recipes as explained by the story that I wrote in this post about her homemade pirohi. Typically for this weekend we prepare a European Cream of Barley Soup which is a soup filled with leeks, carrots, celery and barley swimming in a thin […]

The Shrimp Taco Experiment
Apparently today is National Taco Day, and without knowing it I made tacos for breakfast and for dinner! According to my father “these are not tacos — this is just food wrapped in a taco shell.” But, I argued that the definition of a taco is broad. Plus, these do have guacamole, cajun seasoned shrimps, […]

The Broccoli Salad Experiment
About a year ago, before starting this blog, I was hesitant in the kitchen. I never knew where to begin and typically resorted to the same few dishes when it was my night to cook. Now, it has become part of my daily routine to read through the many beautiful, entertaining, and informative blogs I’ve […]

Kale and Cabbage Salad
Earlier this week a few friends and I went to a live taping of The Moth which, if you haven’t heard, is an organization working to bring back and elevate the lost art of storytelling. We heard five ordinary folks share a unique story that touched both hearts and minds in countless ways. One man […]