The Culinary Life

Happy 5th Birthday, The Culinary Life!

by Stephanie Stiavetti on February 4, 2012 · 9 comments

in Random

When my calendar popped up to remind me that today is the 5th birthday of this blog, I just about fell out of my chair. In so many ways, it doesn’t feel like it’s been five years, but in other ways I feel like I’ve gotten 20 years worth of experiences out of this little site, which I started on a whim while procrastinating in a UC Berkeley English class. I’ve made many incredible friends, spoken at some of the country’s best blogging and writing conferences, landed an amazing cookbook deal, and even done a complete site rebrand – complete with a new name. It’s been a wild ride.

I’ve come a long way in the past five years, and so has The Culinary Life/Wasabimon. I’m cringing just thinking about it, but if you take a look back at the archives from 2007, you’ll see that things were very different five years ago. Blogging was still new and very off the cuff for a lot of us. Over the years blogging has matured, and as a result, so has this site.

Thank you all for your love and support. Without my readers, I wouldn’t have enjoyed this ride nearly as much.

Hippy Crack Muffins

by Stephanie Stiavetti on January 27, 2012 · 3 comments

in Baking, Breakfast, Gluten Free, Grain Free

You might be surprised about the title of this post. “Hippy crack” isn’t exactly what one thinks of when wanting something warm and cozy to eat, especially since, where I come from, the term is reserved for the curious little nitrous canisters that recently took down Demi Moore. Back in my younger days, Whip-its were all the rage for anyone looking for a quick buzz – and even as an adult, I occasionally see someone hiding in the back corner of a party, passed out on the floor and drooling on themselves, surrounded by little silver bullets of laughing-gas love.

But this blog isn’t about inebriants, and least not of the illegal sort. Let’s get to the tasty part, the part about the raspberry flax and almond flour muffins. [[Read more about Raspberry Flax and Almond Flour Muffins]]