Cook Like Jazz

Rice noodles, veal, basil, zucchini, scallion and black beans.

Homemade kimchi, style, with local napa cabbage, garlic scapes and purple scallion. Just finished and set to slumber in a cool, dark place. Now we wait...

Simple, sexy Brussels sprouts. Salt and pepper, slightly charred in a skillet on high heat. Takes only minutes. It will change your mind about Brussels sprouts. Try it and let me know :)

Heirloom caprese

Buttered scallion goat cheese, mustard greens, pickled radish. Sweet, tangy, spicy, salty and umami wrapped in one bite. Did I mention it's unfairly easy to make?

Intimidated by your own kitchen? Tired of the same meals? Don't think you have anything in the house to make for dinner? I'll come over and show you how much simpler and enjoyable it is to cook :)

Grab your own whole black peppercorns, toast them and buzz. So much more flavorful than already ground and less tedious than a grinder. Try it, tell me what you think :)

Lunch: hummus, pickled oion, mozz, cucumber and spinach panini

The start of some giardiniera

Fresh mozz, pesto, pickled onion and balsamic gastrique. Tangy, salty, sweet, umami, soft and crunchy. You do the math ;)

Watermelon, pickled rind, basil

Had to break down a watermelon and thought I'd learn the ways of my usuba. First took skin from rind, then rind from flesh. Then juliened the rind and pickled it. Should be bangin in a few weeks/months. What am I going to put it on?