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Black Bread

Michelle — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:19:25 +0000

The beer was brown, the bread black, the stew a creamy white. George R.R. Martin, Dance with Dragons Having grown up a rice-eating Asian girl on the West Coast where Eastern European delis are just about non-existent, I have very little experience with black bread. I’ve had the opportunity to taste rye bread on [...]

Groosling and Roots

Michelle — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:30:05 +0000

A recreation of the meal Katniss and Rue shared in the 74th Hunger Games arena.

Sausage Rolls

Michelle — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:35:47 +0000

Popular snacktime and party fare in the UK and Australia, sausage rolls are a savory snack of pork sausage wrapped in flaky puff pastry

Pumpkin Biscoff Cheesecake

Michelle — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:15:09 +0000

I love reading food blogs and the personal stories that come from them. And one thing that never fails to make an impression on me is to read how a food blogger’s love of cooking or baking was influenced by growing up and cooking or baking alongside a loved one. I dreamed of being [...]

Chili con Carne and Cornbread

Michelle — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:00:25 +0000

Chili con carne is a seasonal food for me, one that I think about every autumn. Much as I love summer’s bounty in the form of local farm fresh produce, I am not a fan of the summer heat! So I’m more than happy to say goodbye to summer to welcome in the fall and its [...]

Lofthouse Sugar Cookies

Michelle — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 06:21:49 +0000

When life leads you to buy a TARDIS cookie jar, there’s only one thing to do: fill it up with blue cookies! And if you’re going to fill it up with blue cookies, why not make homemade Lofthouse sugar cookies? … and I totally lost you there, didn’t I? If you’ve been following me [...]

Jammie Dodgers

Michelle — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:17:01 +0000

Just in case you didn’t know, I’m sorta-kinda really obsessed with Doctor Who. Since Asylum of the Daleks will be premiering tomorrow, September 1 on BBC1 in the UK and BBC America I thought to myself, what better way to celebrate than with some Jammie Dodgers? What is a Jammie Dodger and what does it have to do [...]

This Week on The Brentwood Press: Lumpy’s Diner Express

Michelle — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:25:45 +0000

[box]One of my favorite things about being a freelance writer is getting to cover some of the local food scene for my local community paper The Brentwood Press. This week, I got to find more about an East County food scene icon, Lumpy’s Diner and its newest location, Lumpy’s Diner Express on Brentwood Boulevard in Brentwood.[/box] [...]

Brentwood Farmer’s Market

Michelle — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:24:21 +0000

When I tell people I live in East Contra Costa county (East County), the reaction is usually less than enthusiastic. East County is way the way out in bumf*ck in comparison to the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area — hell, most people don’t even believe that we’re part of the Bay Area, but [...]

Lamb Stew with Plums and Wild Rice

Michelle — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:16:09 +0000

A recipe for Katniss Everdeen's favorite dish from the Capitol: a fragrant lamb stew with plums