Today, I finally concocted a granola I can call my own. While I have made many batches of granola in the past, they’ve always come from recipes. My science-minded self craves structure, reliability, and accuracy. Therefore, before I set out to cook, I scour the cookbook shelf and the blogosphere for [...]
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July 20, 2009
ice cream for the birthday girl
Last week was Erica’s birthday, but since it fell on a busy Monday, the family had a celebratory dinner Sunday night instead. As per the birthday girl’s request, we had chili-rubbed ribeyes with sweet corn and saffron mashed potatoes and a big salad. Papi also prepared some refreshing marlin ceviche, which he served with avocado [...]
June 7, 2009
shrimp enchiladas
We’ve had annual subscriptions to Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines for as long as I can remember. Each time a new issue arrives, I eagerly flip through the pages, drooling over the food porn and bookmarking the five-course meals and sky high cakes that I plan on making. Unfortunately, my lofty culinary goals [...]
May 24, 2009
rollin’ into summer
After a lengthy blog hiatus, mumblepie is back with a vengeance to share the flavors of Miami!
We wanted to inaugurate summer 2009 with an easy and flavorful recipe for Vietnamese summer rolls. We’ve always enjoyed summer rolls in restaurants, but we never realized how easy it was to make our own. Fresh vegetables, [...]
December 24, 2008
holiday cookie baking
After a long set of final exams, I’m finally back in Miami to enjoy the warmth and the holidays. I wanted nothing more than to spend my first weekend home in the kitchen and surrounded by family. These two desires merged perfectly on Sunday afternoon when my sister, mom, aunts, and I got [...]
July 21, 2008
aubergenius
Our eggplants from the market were perfectly ripe, glistening purple, and begging to be used for dinner. Mom found a great recipe for Shrimp and Scallops with Asian Eggplant. This happens to be her favorite dish when we go out for Thai food, and we were all excited to discover how easily it [...]
July 18, 2008
a birthday wish delivered
Yesterday was my roommate Alyssa’s birthday. Alyssa lives in New Jersey, but I wasn’t going to let distance stand in the way of sending her a freshly-baked birthday package. When pondering about what to make her, I immediately thought chocolate. That, coupled with a desire to send her something Floridian, inspired me [...]
June 19, 2008
father’s day
This year for Father’s Day we wanted to give Papi something he could really enjoy—something that he could use often and be reminded of just how much we love him. We decided to make him a basket of some of his favorite snacks and sauces. His excitement as he came downstairs and [...]
June 8, 2008
sunday dinner
This week we present summer veggie recipe inventions, a soup from me and an orzo salad from Joanna.
When asked to name my favorite food, I always respond with “soup.” It can be served steamy or chilled, as a side dish or a meal, on holidays or sick days. Whether it’s decadently creamy or packed with nutritious [...]
June 8, 2008
weekend brunch
A bagel with nova and cream cheese is one of my favorite special breakfasts, and this morning it was made even better by summer tomato and avocado, a mixed-berry salad a la Joanna, Florida OJ, and chocolate cherry coffee. We get our bagels from a bakery/restaurant nearby and they’re always hot from the oven with [...]
