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Monkfish!

February 4, 2014 by Kristin

Whole Foods HQ is, by default, the grocery store I frequent most. It’s perfectly centered in the middle of the three places I spend the majority of time: home, work, yoga. It has everything. And, buried in the back corner, is my favorite lunch spot in town.

On Fridays, the seafood bar {fav lunch spot} has monkfish as a daily catch. And consequently, the fish dubbed poor man’s lobster, has become my new obsession. Along with steamed kale, sweet potatoes, and a side of tzatziki.

I learned quickly that the reason why this can only be my Friday lunch is they only get a small delivery of this fish early on Friday mornings. So to test this fish dish out at home, you need to pick up a piece no later than Saturday morning. And let me tell ya, remembering to make a special trip is totally worth it.

Monkfish cooking instructions can be found here.

Favorite Snack

January 30, 2014 by Kristin

Can you imagine the look on my friend’s mom’s face when she served us popcorn and I asked if she had nutritional yeast {in 1987}? True story. Popcorn with nutritional yeast has been my favorite snack for as long as I can remember. But two things have changed.

1. I have a popcorn maker that pops without spewing kernels all over the kitchen. Or even worse, down your shirt. Kernel burns are a real thing when you’re working with a dysfunctional popper.

2. I’ve traded in butter for coconut oil.

I melt, drizzle, and sprinkle with salt and yeast. And then I curl up on the couch with my cozy snack and call it a day.

Uchi Houston

January 21, 2014 by Kristin

It’s been exactly two months and one day since I started my new gig. And for that entire two months and one day I’ve been a busy little bee, learning something new every hour of each day. Restaurant operations is a completely different world than construction, but somehow… These worlds are coming together for me. And I love it.

I headed to Uchi Houston this morning to monitor some site improvements that I’ve been working on since day one. I cozied up in a booth and handled Austin happenings while making occasional rounds to check on the progress outside, all the while noticing how much prep goes into dinner service.

And even though it took all I had to leave the hotel room once I settled, I couldn’t help but head back to the restaurant to experience what all of that prep work turned into.

I deviated from my usual choices and selected the chef’s tasting {along with a piece of madai} and two specials {the kaki no kyuri and hamachi crudo}. I sat solo at the bar, enjoying dishes that were seemingly too beautiful to be eaten on a Monday, soaking up the same service and ambiance that set my standard well before becoming a part of the team.

Hummus Deviled Eggs

January 17, 2014 by Kristin

After reading one of the many things you’re doing wrong lists out there, I had to try peeling boiled eggs the right way. I started with Martha Stewart’s instructions on how to make perfect hard-boiled eggs. And then finished by placing the boiled eggs in a large bowl filled with ice water and one teaspoon of baking soda.

Let me just tell ya, this was the least stressful egg peeling that’s ever gone on in my kitchen. From this point forward, I’m a baking soda believer.

And then I went on to experiment with the ever so classic deviled egg. Truth be told, I had some 365 light mayo in my fridge that tasted like poison and I needed an alternative. Hummus seemed like the logical route. This recipe needs some tweaking, but I’ll give you the ingredients and measurement starting points to get going.

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