With the New Year, everyone is on a diet or cleanse. Everyone. Not me. But this Bon Appétit’s 2012 Food Lover’s Cleanse looks totally doable. Just look at the pictures above! Drooling with hunger yet? Omelet with Fennel-Meyer Lemon Relish, Braised Greens with Leeks, Pumpkin-Shrimp Curry…yes, yes, yes! I can eat like this everyday!

With the holidays fast approaching, it’s easy to get caught up with shopping and…SPENDING MONEY! Here is what I’ve been pining for. Oh Santa, I’ve been a good girl this year! I swear! Holiday Wish List 2011 by coutureauchocolat featuring loop wallets Obakki long cocktail dress$621 - shopbop.com Theyskens theory red blouse$665 - stylebop.com Theory sweater¥27,300 - mirabella.jp Alexander Wang long [...]

Bacon and Peas Carbonara (My new favorite pasta carbonara recipe from http://www.food52.com/recipes/214_daddys_carbonara) 1 pound dried spaghetti 1 pound bacon 10 ounces frozen peas (1 package) 4 eggs 1 cup fresh grated parmesan black pepper Start cooking the pasta (I have long subscribed to the less-water method Harold McGee addresses here). Ask the hotline about this [...]

My latest obsession is Israeli couscous. These pearls of pasta provide a pop of chewy goodness that are as healthy as they are delicious. Israeli couscous is extremely easy to prepare (similar to how you would prepare regular couscous) and in my opinion, tastes much better. You can add whatever you want to it. In [...]

A date night at Dopo in pictures…           Dopo 4293 Piedmont Ave Oakland, CA 94611

Since I’ve started working in the city, my lunch choices have increased dramatically and perhaps the most exciting part of my new-found food options are the food trucks in the vicinity. With all the hype surrounding Bacon Bacon Truck as San Francisco’s first bacon truck, I was excited and also a little skeptical about the [...]