Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Do you remember this Duracell commercial? It is probably a distant memory since so few devices require batteries nowadays (praise be the iPod!), but I was recently reminded of this creepy tv spot because I really needed to recharge my batteries. I have been running around for weeks and was starting to feel like the…
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Last night was a make-something-outta-nothing night. I had a lot of random ingredients in my fridge/freezer. Plenty of snacks, not much dinner material. I had some frozen organic butternut squash chunks that I found at Whole Foods a week or two ago. I didn’t know butternut squash could be done in a microwave steam-fresh bag.…
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Now that I know how to poach eggs, I decided to re-create a dish I had at a restaurant, with my own little twist of course. Though unplanned, it worked out nicely that the meal I decided to make ahead of time was quick and easy because I ended up staying late at work on…
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Last night, I went to one of my favorite gym classes, Street Fighter. If that makes me sound like a badass, it’s only because I am one. Anyway, because the class ended late and I knew I would have to make a stop to fill my empty fridge, I knew I would be eating a…
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When I finally got the chance to cook this week, I wanted to make something to remind me of the warm weather we should be experiencing. Unfortunately, it’s been cool and rainy lately so I needed to create springtime in my kitchen. For the main course, I made the sorts of things that are easy to…
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A couple weeks ago, I was watching one of my favorite shows, Modern Family, and was struck with inspiration. In this particular episode, flamboyantly gay Cam is hijacking a middle school musical and his boyfriend, Mitchell, brings him a pb&j in an attempt to be supportive. Of course, a crazy gay man won’t eat peanut…
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So for the last two weeks, I thought I was going home to the Top Chef Allstars finale and for the last two weeks, I have been wrong. Normally, I hate being wrong; but in this case, I am happy to extend the life of one of my favorite shows. Finally, it was finale time…
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Last night was the season finale of Top Chef. Actually, it wasn’t – apparently there’s another episode; but since I thought it was, I wanted to make sure I prepared some new recipes. I didn’t want to eat take out or leftovers while watching these All Stars cook food magic. That said, it was late…
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I had a major craving for mac and cheese and couldn’t help but give into it last night. I didn’t just want any mac; I wanted truffle mac. This country may be going into truffle oil exhaustion (it’s everywhere!), but I still think it goes so well with mac and cheese. I went to the…
Read MoreWhen I told my Mom about the delicious casserole I cooked last week, she told me that she tried to cook a casserole for my Daddy when they first married. “Casseroles are for poor people,” he told her. He must have later warmed to the idea because I ate a lot of casseroles growing up.…
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Peaches to Apples 