it’s definitely spring in seattle, full of flowers (yay), memos (yuck!), studying for midterms (double yuck!), and spending time with friends in town from california (super yay!).

in lieu of posting a recipe this week, i’m passing along this link to mark bittman’s article about customizable soups. my dad emailed me this recipe awhile ago, and mike and i have been enjoying trying all kinds of different riffs on the recipes. we’ve even been trying to follow bittman’s suggestion that you really don’t need a recipe for soup (i know this idea isn’t revolutionary, but i rarely cook without one…).

i’ll be back with some recipes soon, but until then, try out the recipes from one and two years ago!

one year ago: chickpea noodle soup
two years ago: coconut cinnamon lime rice


whew, it’s been a busy few weeks, what with spring quarter in full gear and a trip to michigan to watch my sister’s amazing master of music viola performance.

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in my last moments of spring break, i finally, finally! documented this delicious, hearty whole wheat bread to share with you!

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