Where do you like to shop for food?
I prefer farmer’s markets, local fresh food is so much more delicious.
What do you consider pantry staples?
All the oils, olive, avocado, and coconut. A good celtic sea salt or himalayan salt
What are your top three favorite kitchen tools?
wooden spoons
immersion blender
knives haha
What is the first thing you remember cooking?
fried egg sandwich with sourdough toast
What ingredient do you like sneaking into everything you can?
Sage
What’s your favorite cookbook?
The Best Soups and Stews from the Editors of Cook’s Illustrated
What’s your favorite food combo that packs a punch of flavor?
Avocado and apple cider vinegar
What’s your all-time favorite grocery store or market?
The Farmory in Coulmbia California, which is now closed. One that is always great that is more readily available Whole Foods
It’s a weekday and you need something quick. What do you make?
Eggs! It’s my go-to, always
It’s a Sunday and you want to make something nice. What do you make?
Butternut squash, seasoned with sage, and crumbled bacon over some rice noodles.
What is your favorite restaurant of all time?
Hurricane Kates in Eureka California. I think it’s closed now. It had fresh, homemade food, the best sweet potato fritters! The food was all unique and high quality. Yet, they sat you at the table with butcher paper and crayons. It was such a fun delicious place.
What is your favorite food memory?
My neighbor, who was like family, made THE best Italian food. His mother was from Italy and cooked like her. No recipes. One time my mom went over and watched how he made his spaghetti and meatballs, taking notes. He made ravioli from scratch, an amazing pot roast in red sauce. Just everything was amazing.
What is your food philosophy? How do you like to eat?
How did you eat growing up? Did you have a favorite food?
My mom made a lot of things from scratch, sometimes from our garden, more so in my younger years. I loved turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy. We hosted thanksgiving every year and always made a Diestel turkey. Some years we went to the farm to pick up the turkey a few days before the big day.
If I opened your fridge, what would I see?
Lots of fresh vegetables, leftovers in mason jars, bubbies pickles, pasture-raised eggs, grass-fed milk, and plain yogurt.
Pop quiz:
Peanut butter or Nutella?
Peanut butter
Take out or dining at a restaurant?
take out
Breakfast or dinner?
Breakfast
Sweet or savory?
Sweet
Soup or salad?
Soup
