Dana Severance

Every once in a while I find a foodstuff that just rocks my world. It’s the kind of thing you sneak up in the middle of the night to grab another taste of. I’ve done this with several different condiments in my life. Most recently is the delicious rice topping known as furikake. (more…)

I love the 17th Street Farmer’s Market . Every once in a while I manage to pry myself away from the regular grocery store grind. When I do, I make straight for this little Market.

One of the beauties of the store is the variety of food you can find there. Occasionally, you hit a real gem. (more…)

So, like I mentioned in my onigiri post, I wanted to try more traditional ingredients for the filling. The latest one I tried were umeboshi. I was not prepared. (more…)

Onigiri are essentially salted rice balls with a tasty filling. I’ve wanted to make them for quite some time, but what I didn’t realize was how bloody easy it was. I’ve long known of a recipe at Just Hungry, so an adventure was in order. (more…)

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m neurotic. I have odd things that I’m just not okay with. Unprepared carcasses manage to harness several of these idiosyncrasies at once. It’s unpleasant, to say the least. Holidays, of course, make sure that there’s all kinds of icky bodies for me to deal with. Poultry is the worst. (more…)