Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Last night during our weekly TV night, Brutus’ sister Kim whipped out her new toy to prepare a special treat for us. With Yonanas, you just peel and freeze overripe bananas and then put them through this magical machine to make ice cream. That’s it. No cream, sugar, or any other ingredients…that is if you…
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I have been in a bit of a funk when it comes to cooking lately. Even easy recipes seem too time consuming or ingredient-heavy and I just end up making boring basics or something from the frozen section of Trader Joe’s. This weekend, I decided it was time to get myself out of my supper…
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I love using fresh herbs in my cooking. They give crazy amazing flavor without adding to the calorie count. The only problem is I can never use them all up before they go bad. I’m trying to fix that lil problemo of mine so I’ve been incorporating the fresh dill I bought on Monday into…
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So the plan was for this salad to have fresh corn in it but it was out of season so I increased the amount of haricots verts and made it anyway. With the help of a healthy portion of dill, this salad has tons of flavor with few ingredients. While you’re boiling haricots verts (those…
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If I’m able to cook a healthy, delicious dinner while I’m doing laundry and haven’t even gotten back from the gym til 9:00 pm, I’d say that must be one worthwhile recipe. Salmon tacos are just that. I drizzled salmon with olive oil, topped it with chile powder, paprika, and cayenne, and stuck it in…
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The full NYE recap will be in another post, but there was one dish I made for the New Years pregame I hosted that deserves it’s very own post here and now. You don’t hear “lettuce wraps” without thinking of P.F. Changs. I think even people who have never eaten at P.F. Changs know the…
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I had mentioned in my Oyster Roast post that Allison made an appetizer that I had plans to steal and this week I did just that at book club. I promised I would give Allison full credit and here I am, giving her a big pat on the back for sharing this recipe because it…
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Since my Sunday night meal, consisted primarily of healthy leftovers, I decided to splurge a little with the side dish. I suppose when the side dish is a gratin, a dish known for it’s cream and cheese, it’s more than a small splurge. Oh well, it was good and my tummy was happy. I used…
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I’ve seen people making lasagna rollups on the Food Network for years now but never thought it was for me. What could be easier than regular lasagna? Lasagna rollups, that’s what. While I cooked the lasagna noodles, I mixed up ricotta, shredded mozzarella, and fresh spinach (you could use frozen if you prefer but defrosting…
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I made bok choy for the first time the other night and have since decided to make it a regular fixture in my diet. The super easy recipe came courtesy of my mom who bought the central ingredient on a lark and then found a recipe so it wouldn’t go to waste. When it panned…
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Peaches to Apples 