Hi Friends, it's been years since I last posted and so much has changed.... Let's start by bringing you up to speed and then we'll talk about where we go from here. Beginning with some sad news, my father passed away several days before Thanksgiving in 2011. Here's a photo of my father walking me down the isle on my wedding day, twelve years ago. We celebrated what would have been his 71st birthday yesterday.
I founded Max & Bean, a tween girl clothing company late last year and just launched my online store last weekend!
Finally back to FOOD, the main reason I started this blog in 2010. I return to food because it gives me comfort and joy to cook, to share, to eat, and talk about food!
Peter gave me a much-coveted, stove top cast iron grill for our 12th year anniversary, I know he's so self-less and beyond a romantic...Pictured here, teriyaki chicken with sauté snow peas and shiitake mushrooms. The key to getting a crispy skin on the meat is patting it dry and flattening it with a mallet for even cooking on the surface area.
I may not post again for quite some time on this blog but I would love it if you can follow me on Instagram: @realfoodrookie and @maxnbean. Thanks for reading, see you soon!
xxoo Real Food Rookie
