I met my current roommates Anna and Sakeena on Facebook; they were looking for a roommate to replace the crazy girl currently living with them, and I needed a place to live so that I wouldn’t be homeless when school started in September. Sakeena and I first bonded over our mutual failure when it comes … Continue reading Shrimp curry and tandoori chicken with SnackQueena
My dad, who affectionately calls himself “Fat Freddy” loves to cook, especially when its meat, and even more so when its pulled pork. “I love cooking pulled pork. Pig is my friend” muses my dad as we start preparing it for dinner. “I got hooked on pulled pork after a business trip to North Carolina. … Continue reading Fat Freddy’s pulled pork
Last Friday night my family hosted a Swedish soirée for my sister Samantha’s going away party. She’ll be spending the next six months in Lund, Sweden on an academic exchange. We hosted around 30 people, listened to an entirely Swedish playlist (ABBA, Avicii, Galantis, and Swedish House Mafia), and ate a lot of food. We … Continue reading Swedish soirée
If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t posted for a while, it’s not because I contracted salmonella poisoning from under-cooked chicken, so you can rest easy. I spent the past two weeks in Switzerland, the land of cheese and chocolate, visiting my boyfriend Felix. I had an amazing experience: I saw mountains for the very … Continue reading I Swiss I could cook
“I like to live life dangerously” whispers my mom Nancy as she tells me that she does not use a recipe to make her mac and cheese. When I try to cook without a recipe, I fail miserably: I can’t even add spinach to my store bought pasta sauce without it tasting horrific and getting … Continue reading Macaroni and cheesy mom jokes
Eat Pray Liv 