A pizza so personal we're almost intimate

2012.05.09

Happiness project

2012.05.04

Lake meditation

2012.04.29

Homemade spring rolls

2012.04.23

Looking through my archives I found some photos I took of dinner... um, sometime this winter? I honestly can't remember.

But I do remember stuffing my face because they were so tasty. Especially with crack-infused peanut dipping sauce.

If you've never made spring rolls, don't let their crispity, crunchity, fresh and delectable appearance deceive you. They're quite easy to assemble, especially with the help of one of many videos on youtube.

Instagram snaps

2012.04.22

A few Instagram snaps from this month. Alternatively titled, "A few of my favorite things":

Lazy kitty
Ely, Minnesota
My hair done up in one of those pinterest braid swirls
A sopheava-fave dinner of browned artichokes & kale

Kitty friday

2012.04.20

Northwoods retreat

2012.04.16

Miso-ginger carrot dressing

2012.04.14

AKA that super delicious dressing they put on your salad at Japanese restaurants. Also filed under: "comically easy to make" in the dictionary.

Put it on everything!

Mark Bittman's recipe for miso-ginger carrot dressing.

The only change I made? I used minced ginger, duh. Because mincing ginger fresh is one of the banes of my existence. Buying it in a tube is something I'd pay $10 for.

Oh, one other change and if I were you I wouldn't skip this one: mix with an immersion blender. It came out smooth as silk, far smoother than my blender or food processor could have pulled off. Plus no mess!

Friday the 13th Ed. of: What's in my grocery bag?

2012.04.13

Here's how this game works: There's like 3 of you left reading this blog, and today one of you said you knew I wasn't posting very much cuz otherwise it would be all food all the time ... but that she was perfectly okay with that and liked the food photos. And you know what? It's basically all food all the time around here anyway so I'm just gonna go with it.

That means each of the three of you holds a lot of sway over what I end up posting. Easy, right? You ask, I deliver. BOOM!

Tonight's photo is not even that great, but it's a quick shot of what I picked up from the grocery store on the way home. Perhaps it will give you some clues as to what's on the menu at Chez Sopheava this weekend!

In case you're having a hard time seeing everything, clockwise from top: mixed greens, bananas, artichoke hearts, tofu, minced ginger (best thing in the universe! I won't apologize for it!), brussels sprouts, yellow miso, gorgonzola, kale, and carrots.

Recipes forthcoming.