Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I’ve started noticing restaurants using kale instead of lettuce for salads. I had assumed kale was too tough to eat raw but it doesn’t just work, it’s freakin awesome. It’s not all watery like other lettuce types (yea you, iceberg). It’s thick so you’ll be crunching all over the place (which I think makes you…
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I was planning on taking something out of the freezer for dinner one night last week, but after seeing this recipe show up on my blog roll, I took a new approach. Everyone keeps talking about how Summer is ending! Summer is ending! First of all, let’s live in the present, shall we? Stop worrying…
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I think of tomatoes as a salad topping, not the salad itself. In fact, it’s the salad topping I usually leave off. However, when I saw a picture of tomatoes robed in creamy buttermilk dressing, I thought it was worth trying out tomatoes as the salad star. I found some gorgeous heirloom cherry tomatoes that…
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Sometimes a good old fashioned cobb salad can really hit the spot. It feels very All American to me, and I like that you can mix up the toppings to suit your liking without losing that quality. I used the following: Avocado Cheddar Cheese Deli Turkey Bacon Hard Boiled Egg Tomato I love how you…
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When I knew I had leftover chicken to eat last week, I decided to make the rest of the meal more interesting by trying out a new side dish. Much like the shrimp and quinoa salad I made last week, this would make for a great picnic vegetable. Trim sugar snap peas and cut them…
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I may not have been at a picnic, but I found the perfect picnic dish last night. When cooking up supper, I didn’t have outdoor food in mind, but I’m thinking it may be perfect for open air soirees this Spring/Summer. Mix quinoa, halved grape tomatoes, avocado, ricotta salata (or feta if you can’t find…
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Once again, I found myself single on Valentine’s Day. Not a problem here! Just like last year, I used the holiday as a reason to prepare myself a special meal. Last year’s Valentine’s supper was so delicious I knew I had to step up my game, which means it was theme time. I decided to…
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It’s a new year and I’m starting a new series on this blog called “Inspiration Station”. Basically, once a month (at minimum), I’ll take a movie and show you how it influences me in two ways. First I’ll cook a recipe that relates in some way to the film (aka: “The Dish”) and then I’ll…
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Monday was not my most glorious day at work, and when I got home I was anxious to the max. Since a meal can not be made out of Ben and Jerry’s alone (though I tried, believe me, and creme brulee was my poison of choice), I decided to do a little cooking. I made…
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Not long ago, I saw a recipe for Brussels Sprout salad on a blog I am almost surprised I follow, The Chubby Vegetarian. It may come as a shock that I am a fan of such a site, as I am a meat lover through and through; however, the more blog browsing I did, the…
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Peaches to Apples 