RoobiFood

It’s probably safe to say that everyone agrees one of the best things about summer is the abundance of gorgeous fruits and vegetables we find at our neighborhood groceries, fruit stands and farmers markets that ultimately end up in our kitchen sinks. Bright and beautiful in color, juicy-delicious, bursting with flavor, it’s fruits and veggies [...]

We are experiencing unusually hot weather here in the midwest.  It’s unusual because we have been having a pretty cold summer in general. It’s only the last couple of weeks that have been sweltering! So, while nursing my air conditioner along, the expectation of the next season quickens my baking pulse.  I begin to dream [...]

So it was breakfast time, and I was in one of those moods. I was looking for the delicious egg and vegetable combo of an omelet and yet I really wanted the comfort of a nice “dipping-style” (also known as sunny-side-up or over-easy) egg. What to do, I wasn’t hungry enough for both and that [...]

This summer has been more mild than most, but the 4th of July was hot–so hot, that we needed a great drink to cool down with at our BBQ. I knew that watermelon is a good compliment for any BBQ, but I didn’t know what to make. So I turned this great new book: Mix [...]

I sing the praise of tomato! Oh, how I love thee, ripe red fruit of my garden! Your skin trembles at my touch, bursting with tantalizing juice… Ahem. Sorry. I love tomatoes. I love cooking with tomatoes. I love growing tomatoes, slicing, picking, squeezing, and thinking about them. Something about the color, taste, texture and [...]

It’s summertime and that means it’s the perfect time to get tropical. You can do this in small ways, such as sticking a flower in your hair, sipping pina coladas by the pool or making a caribbean inspired meal. Thusly, I present to you a recipe for Jamaican Jerk Pork with Mango Salsa and Cilantro-Lime [...]

Last week I took it easy and introduced my simple omelet and all fruit smoothie. So this week I’ve decided to step it up a notch. Excellent cooks pride themselves on having a discerning tongue and the spatial visual skills to create masterpieces without measuring. I am not an excellent cook. However, I am a [...]

I did not recognize the simple genius of Bi Bim Bop until later in life. The year before college, I worked in a family-owned Korean restaurant that offered a Bi Bim Bop lunch buffet during the week. It was $6 per person, all-you-can-eat, and probably the worst shift a wait-person could imagine; a lot of [...]

It’s almost summer and that means it’s time for picnics!  Food, friends and sunshine make a super combo. Tonight, I decided to cook up a new potato salad recipe and I feel like I hit a home-run with this hot-dog inspired dish.  Crazy, right?  I’ve always loved hot dogs (mostly for the toppings) so I  [...]

A wise woman once told me to “think big, start small” so what better time to practice my new found wisdom than now? Armed with this pillar of knowledge and anxious to get in the kitchen I decided that for my debut recipe I would make a vegetarian omelet. Now many of you are probably [...]