Traveling left very little time to cook or add recipes to my homemaking series. However, I was able to squeeze in one quick cooking/photographing shesh when I was in LA a couple weeks ago. 

When I lived in Pittsburgh, the differences in food was a major culture shock. Being from California, I grew up blissfully unaware of how easy it is for West Coasters to have access to fresh fruits and veggies year round. The food culture of California is eccentric compared to, say, the 'meat and potatoes standard' of the mid-west.