My husband likes to say I complicate flavor profiles and in this case, he might be right. ;) I like hummus to have a rich flavor, so here goes. This was adapted from a recipe I found years ago somewhere on the web.

I love pine nuts! The only problem is they can be expensive. One reason they are so costly is due to shortages and harsh weather changes, which effect pine trees. In a pinch: Use shelled, unsalted pistachio nuts, or chopped walnuts as alternatives. Pesto is traditionally served as a sauce with pasta. It is also delicious on potatoes, rice, couscous, or spread on a piece of crunchy bread.

This is a visual representation of the ingredients for pesto.

Food Geometry | In thinking about the geometry of food, I needed to look no further than my garden, ripe with all the makings for a grilled pizza: tomatoes, chives, basil & oregano. As a letterpress printer I like experimenting with forms, and pressure printing is a wonderful way to capture the details in plants. I arranged the leaves of the ingredients on my Vandercook 4 press, inked them up, layed cotton paper over top, and rolled the carriage down the press bed to impress the images into the page. The tomatoes were a beautifully explosive disaster, so I gave myself permission to print circles instead. I then went back & printed the tomato leaves overtop the red circles; the perfect final touch. As I printed the aromatic oils were released from the leaves, making my mouth water. The hand lettering was done with a fountain pen, rather than wood or metal type, to capture the spontaneity and ease of my new favorite late-summer meal.

The food with the most elegant of geometry. It comes in squares, triangles, circles, and toruses (bagel 'zas). This piece illustrates the mathematical beauty of pizza in all its form, from the ingredients up.

The ultimative summer risotto - because summer time is tomato time...

I love anything Thai, so a refreshing Thai basil sangria for the summer is definitely a double win! The porthole was created as an aesthetic idea for people to be able to see the nicely arranged ingredients of their cocktail, as the servers in a bar/restaurant are pouring their drinks out through its spout.

Smoothies with superfoods in them! This is one of the best ways to make sure you have a super start to your day!

Super Food Entry

Fruit infused water. A healthy substitute to soda and sugary drinks.

Super Food Entry

Super Food Entry! I love herbs and spices. Life would be so dull without them. And BONUS almost all delicious herbs and spices are also superfoods! Woohooo! What's your favorite spice? Here are a few of mine.

A fresh italian salad, great to enjoy outside in the summer with family and friends

Recipe of citrus salad did for the digital illustration class at SCAD Atlanta. It's quite an easy recipe. Just follow the steps and you will get this tasty, healthy and beautiful displayed salad!

Illustration by Jessie Lin

Jelly needs a day off. Sure, PB&J sandwiches are a staple, but isn't it time to give jelly the break it deserves? This recipe is simple, delicious, budget-friendly, and gives the peanut butter sandwich a chance to shine in a new way! Because peanut butter and basil? You're about to discover that they're long lost soul mates.
Enjoy!