Author Archives: haikugirl

The Best Ice Cream Sandwiches

Summer is here. Kiddie pools and swimsuits. BBQ’s and cold beer. Isn’t this just the best? Are you having fun? I hope you are. I am. What a month. What a blue sky. What a 10pm sunset. I wish August could last forever. And ever. And then it could last a little bit more. Hey, […]

Nut Burgers

Nut burgers. Nut. Burgers. Nutburgers. Hee hee. Aside from their name, there’s nothing unappetizing about these little guys. They’re more like an Americanized falafel than a hamburger, better with fresh vegetables than ketchup. But delicious with cheese. Monterey Jack perhaps? Or cheddar? Both sound tasty. They whip up fast and the only cooking required is […]

Migas

I’ve been in Austin, TX exactly once, for exactly one week. The number of times I had migas: zero. I had gingerbread pancakes. I drank my body weight in margaritas. But no migas. At the time, I hadn’t really heard of migas. When suggested by a kindly stranger or hotel concierge, they seemed to stop […]

Raspberry Almond Muffins

We live in the age of the large muffin. The size of your head muffin. The it-can-take-a-whole-day-to-eat-it muffin. While they definitely offer bulk, they usually don’t offer much else. These mass produced behemoths lack flavor and texture — wholly unsatisfying which is a little surprising since it took two hands to lift. But not all […]

Twice Baked Spinach Potatoes

Po-tay-to. Po-tot-o. Either way, twice baked and stuffed with cheese is something we can all get excited about. Right? Right. It’s the queen of comfort food. The high priestess of starch. The secretary of ‘tater. This recipe got me thinking about the mashed potato and its place in our collective hearts. For instance, a Google search of […]