I whipped up this recipe for a little gathering at my house and it was a big hit, so here it is! The inspiration came from several food blogs including Hot for Food and The Gentle Chef. Happy dipping! Continue reading →
Coconut Strawberry Basil Sherbet
This recipe has the refreshing qualities of an icy sorbet, and the creaminess of ice cream – making it sort of like sherbet! I made it with the intention of making ice cream, but really there’s not enough creamy fatness in the ingredients I used to be “ice cream”. I’ve heard that people use bananas, but I’m allergic to bananas so I’ll be experimenting soon with creamier ingredients. The coconut flavor definitely comes, so I’m tempted to consider this a Coconut Strawberry Basil flavor. Continue reading →
Coconut Curry Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These cookies are like regular chocolate chip cookies, but for Adults™!
I modeled this recipe off Isa Chandra’s Rosemary Chocolate Chip Cookies, which I highly recommend trying. I’ve made several variations of this recipe, and loved them all.
Tofu “BK Chicken Fries”
When I was in high school, during band camp lunch breaks my friends and I walked over to Burger King. After realizing the salads had as many calories as anything else on the menu, I just ate “chicken fries” every day. Chicken fries are a very strange “food” item which are basically what they sound like: chicken shaped like french fries.
I’m not gonna say they were good. They were good in a guilty, grease-filled kind of way. Even if I weren’t vegan, I probably wouldn’t eat them today. I know I’m really getting you excited for this recipe, aren’t I?! The point is, I feel nostalgic thinking about it. I still daydream about the sounds of a drum line warming up at 6am. And I still think about those stupid chicken fries. Continue reading →
Gravy: The Nectar of Life
Lemon Thyme Donuts
Yummy baked donuts! Lemon and thyme make for a zingy and fresh summer treat. Continue reading →
Stuffed Squash Blossoms
Spring is here! That means flowers are blooming – some of which are edible.
In my hometown there is an outdoor Saturday farmers’ market from March – November. Due to high demand, in the middle of summer there is also a Tuesday market. Today was the first day of the Tuesday market, I had to visit! Continue reading →
Strawberries & Cream
In the summer of 2012 I studied abroad in London. I had many shenanigans, rode many tubes, and ate A LOT of food. Continue reading →
The Cream of Celery Curse
The grocer I frequent has a nifty manager’s special rack. All the things that didn’t get sold at their full price and just aren’t selling enough at general discount prices get tossed in this pile and marked way down. Sometimes even down to 99 cents. As you can imagine, cream of celery soup ends up there frequently. What the heck are you supposed to do with cream of celery soup? I can think of some casseroles, but I prefer cream of mushroom for those. Continue reading →
Interests
Here is a list of the types of information you will find at jessikagriffin.com
- Transportation! Related specifically to bicycles and public transportation
- Food! Everything from personal recipes to local and global food issues
- Sustainability! If we kill all the humans, we can save the forest…
- Sex and gender issues in the U.S. and abroad
- Issues related to secularism, atheism, skepticism, and freethought
- Government! As a Public Management major, I’ve learned more about government than I’d like.