How do you like your dog?
Boiled, grilled, pan fried….frozen like a popsicle!
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Hipanema
While doing some window shopping, I was drawn to the most fabulous bracelets, enticing me with their vibrant colors. But there was something else that caught my eye, a familiar ribbon signifying luck, the Brazilian wish ribbon or “fita.” Having a fascination with the Brazilian ribbon, I immediately had to know more about these bracelets. Inquiring with the shopkeeper from Lee and Birch, she explained that they found them in L.A. and the company creating them is called, Hipanema. Furthermore the bracelets are each unique and can take up to 36 hours to make.
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Bring Back the Butcher
Featured in Flavor616, June 2013
The white-apron clad experts behind the meat counter, amid sausage casings and bone dusters, are a dying breed.
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Bottoms Up
by MICHELLE SWIFT
featured in ROADBELLY
Transitioning from corporate suit and tie to a brick-and-mortar community builder, Matt Michiels, a self-declared extreme hobby guy, brings Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery & Supply—a place for beer lovers and brewers—to the Ada neighborhood. Matt greets me at the front door with a warm hello and a hug. Not a handshake. He’s not that kind of guy, and that’s fine by me. Hugs are more welcoming.
The pursuit of ________?
Make your life, don’t just let it happen.
What do you want to be today, not someday?
What makes you inspired, scared, or thankful?
What are you waiting for?
Think about it…..
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Take-out Night!
A rice dish filled with funk, spice and leafy greens—what more could one want!
Fried rice, akin to comfort food, is a dish that tastes even better when prepared with leftovers. Simplicity in preparation, Kimchi Fried Rice is a one pot meal that won’t disappoint.
48 hours in Detroit, a beautiful decay
I went for two reasons and found a few more.
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Booze Cruise: Progressive Style
It’s that time of year, the hustle and bustle of holidays has fizzled away and winter has rooted itself, initiating a craving for warmth and revelry. This year, instead of moping around the house in your Snuggie awaiting spring, pass the time with food, friends, and booze.
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Offal
When was the last time you feasted on ‘mystery’ meat? No, not that frozen, reheated chicken patty slapped on your lunch tray at the ‘ol high school cafeteria. We’re talking straight up variety meat, offal.
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Parmesan and Kale Dusted Popcorn
Last week I went on a kale chip baking frenzy and this week found myself with some leftover kale chips. I decided to re-purpose my kale into fairy dust for popcorn—yes, it’s magical in your mouth!!!
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Nature Box
I’ve just received my very first mail-order food product—a box of snacks! I stumbled upon Nature Box via the interwebs a bit ago and decided to give it a whirl. Once a month Nature Box will send you a box of minimally processed and nutritionist approved snacks—no high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils, trans fats, artificial sweeteners, colors or flavors.
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Kale Chips
Who can resist salty, crunchtastical snacks?!
Kale has been in the limelight as a healthy and versatile superfood and it’s staked a prominent presence in the chip world—kale chips are popping up in restaurants and hitting grocery store shelves. But you don’t have to go out or splurge on a fancy bag of prepackaged kale, satisfy your salt fix with a little DIY up in your kitchen!
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Smashed Avocado and Chickpea Salad
If you are akin to me then lunch is something to look forward to, a mid-day stretch for the mind and energizing the belly. I’m not one who can handle the doldrums of eating the same peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch everyday and feel that a packed lunch should be something to look forward to, it should inspire and satisfy. Get creative, re-purpose leftovers and pack a lunch that excites you!
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Roasted Red Pepper Asiago Soup
Last week for “coffee talk Sunday,” my coffee talk friend suggested soup from Uncle Cheetah’s Soup Shop. I don’t know why I don’t go here more often, it’s basically genius. The atmosphere is perfect, the soup is hot, and they have grilled cheese prime for dunking. We split a Goat Cheese and Rosemary Scented Grilled Cheese to dunk in our respective soups: Creamy Tomato Basil and Roasted Red Pepper Asiago. I had the Roasted Red Pepper and wanted to re-create it at home, in fact I almost took it home with me as I may have had a slight spill 🙂 oops!
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Seitan Shiitake and Leek Roast with Chickpea Gravy
Having had a successful first attempt at seitan I decided to venture from the cutlet onto something bigger—a roast, and a stuffed roast at that! I followed Isa Chandra’s recipe from PPK to a T and it turned out wonderfully. A nicely, browned, seitan roast stuffed with meaty mushrooms, herbs, and leeks. The roast solo is a bit dry for my taste so I paired it with Isa’s Chickpea Gravy, lending some moisture to the seitan.
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Barbecued Tofu, Black Beans, Pineapple and Basmati Brown Rice
I get a kick out of playing the game—let’s see what I can make out of whatever I find in my fridge and cupboard. I love surprises and this game typically results in amazement or more wine…. The game is to be played with loud music and an adult beverage of sorts. Tonight it was One Day the Reckoning Song and Grand Traverse Semi-Dry Reisling a pretty good mix!
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Table Without Borders 