It's finally here -- The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook is officially in stores today! And that's not all; word on the street is it's already the #1 new release on Amazon for vegetarian cookbooks! It feels surreal. As if that weren't enough excitement for the day, I got to start off the morning with an interview [...]
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Upcoming book release events, and great article in Eater SF
It's hard to believe that, after months in the making, the release date of my cookbook is almost here! This weekend I'll be at Berkeley Bowl signing the very first books to get into the hands of the public... I'm excited, nervous, elated, sad (that my mom couldn't be here to witness this), proud, and [...]
Diablo Magazine raves about The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook!
Diablo Magazine featured The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook as the first in a list of must-have cookbooks this spring! Below is the text, with a link to the full article here.
We made the Epicurious List!
I couldn't be more thrilled to see The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook on Epicurious' list of must-buys this spring! Here's the text, and a link to the full article:
Cardoon Moroccan Stew (Vegan!)
Cardoons, or Cardoni, are one of those things that you've probably passed by in someone's garden or a city park, not realizing that a delectable treat was just at your fingertips (if you're willing to brave the prickly leaves, peel away the fibrous strings, chop them, and boil them for thirty minutes before you even get [...]
Buddha’s Hand Scones and Marmalade
January is a great time for citrus, but the My Berkeley Bowl challenge means you won't find any navel oranges on this blog. Nope, this blog necessitates something extraordinary. And I assure you, you won't find a citrus fruit more extraordinary than Buddha's Hand.It's not hard to guess how this fruit got its name. The [...]
Roasted Leeks with Blood Oranges
This week's recipe is one that I developed for an article I wrote for Bay Area News Group, just released this morning. Given the "mainstreamedness" of the readership, I had to keep things a bit more tame to be accessible to a wider audience, while still giving the recipes an "exotic" spin to stay true to [...]
Poached Quince and Beets, a.k.a. Quincy Jones Salad
There's a satisfying logic to why I named this salad after the legendary music producer, Quincy Jones. (Well, it's satisfying if you love puns and music trivia as much as my family does.) Here's the logic: The exotic fruit I feature in this recipe is quince, Mr. Jones' fruit namesake. I'll talk more about quince in a [...]
Green Papaya Gazpacho
Gazpacho is my absolute favorite summertime food. But because the cornerstone of the dish is ripe, juicy tomatoes, I only get to make it a few months out of the year. When it's that time, I go buy tomatoes by the flat at the farmers market (negotiating like a crazy pirate woman) and keep a couple gallons [...]
Santiago Under The Stars
I'm a complete sucker for anything almond. Almond croissants, almond-scented lotion, marzipan, almond paste straight from the tube... yeah, I have been that desperate before. The word "almond" on a dessert menu can magically create a vacancy in my stomach that just a second earlier seemed stuffed to the brim. If you are like me, [...]