Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Last night I made spaghetti squash for the first time and I have to admit, the hardest part of the recipe was cutting the squash in half (I think I broke a sweat trying to get my knife through!). I found a recipe that basically used spaghetti squash to replace actual spaghetti, which kept this…
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I’m not one of those girls who hates Valentine’s Day, nor am I the kind of girl who swoons at the idea of the holiday. I am ambivalent. I may not really care about Valentine’s Day, but that doesn’t mean I won’t use it as an excuse for a good meal. I arrived at Whole…
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In case you didn’t all get the memo, it’s FREEZING. I think today has a high of 18. It wasn’t much warmer over the weekend, which meant it was soup time. I needed something hot hot hot – in temperature and spice. Although I am not well versed in Thai cooking, I found a super…
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One of my new years resolutions was to try at least one new restaurant and one new recipe each week. I haven’t gotten to the restaurant yet this week, but I anticipate I’ll cross that off when I arrive in New Orleans in TWO DAYS. The recipe, however, I took care of tonight. I’m trying…
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Now that it’s basically Winter, I wanted to get in the spirit of the season with some Winter-y food so I opened up a cookbook and tried to find something easy. I decided to go with cremini mushroom dumplings. All I did was sautee chopped mushrooms, garlic, and scallions and then mixed it with cream…
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And now for the post you know has been coming: Thanksgiving! This year put all others to shame since Mark and Allison welcomed a record 18 people into their home. More people means more food so there was a lot going on in that kitchen. Before I tell you about the food, please take a…
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While my parents were here, we checked out Italian mecca Eataly, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich’s massive (I’m talking 50,000 square feet) Italian marketplace. There are several mini cafes, fresh produce, meats, cheeses, breads, and anything else you could think of. I was in heaven! We went there with the intention of just checking it…
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Another night at home tonight. What can I say, I guess I’m turning into a huge lame-o, but every once in a while, it’s nice to have a really laid back weekend (especially after a busy b-day weekend like the one I just had). It’s not like I sat around doing absolutely nothing. After the…
Read MoreShame on me for not taking pictures, but I made a scrumptious dinner last night and would love to tell y’all about it in the hopes that you soon find yourselves in the throes of jealousy in front of your computer, begging me to cook for you. I started with a hearty salad so I…
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It has been a week since my last post, but that is because it was Thanksgiving, and eating/intense family time trumps blogging. Thanksgiving is one of the greatest holidays. No gifts here; it’s all about the food. And food is something my family does very well. The Konters have been known to botch gifts on…
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Peaches to Apples 