Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Tonight I made three quick changes to my mashed potatoes: Instead of red potatoes, I used yukon gold. I love the skin on the red ones, so they’re great for smashed potatoes when the slightly tougher skin mixes in for extra texture. Tonight, however, I wanted super smooth taters and the yukon golds break down…
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I finally found a butternut squash recipe I really love. I know butternut squash is one of those Fall foods that everyone just adores. People await butternut squash soup season like the men at home look forward to deer hunting season. I, on the other hand, think it’s just ok and not something I usually…
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Last night I tried out a new recipe: spaghetti squash casserole. I’m no stranger to squash casserole – it was a staple that graced my Southern table at least every other week growing up and one that I re-create often now that I keep a home of my own. While perusing Pinterest, I spotted this…
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Last night I tried a new side dish that featured some gorgeous Spring vegetables…even though it’s the middle of Fall. When I found this recipe, I knew I didn’t want to wait for the ground to thaw before I could try it. The vegetables were still very flavorful so I recommend making it soon, even…
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Last time I was home, my Mom gifted me with a lavender meat rub she could no longer use. Normally, I wouldn’t want her cast-offs – if it’s not good enough for her kitchen, why would I want it? I decided to accept the gift when she explained that although she thought it was delicious,…
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Oh how happy my refrigerator is! After many long, lonely nights, its contents were finally replenished after a trip to Trader Joe’s. I was a good girl and went to the gym this morning and I wanted to keep the healthy streak going, so I made a nice meal out of stuffed mushrooms. Usually, my…
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I wanted to do something special for Matt and Karina to celebrate their recent engagement so I decided to prepare dinner for them. An engagement is a pretty big deal so I decided to pull out all the stops for our intimate dinner party. I planned a six course dinner and somehow managed to time…
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I didn’t get back from the gym until after 9 last night, which means three things: Dinner was going to be late so it needed to be quick and easy I wanted to carbo-load Since I had just worked out, I didn’t want junk I managed to find a meal to satisfy all the above…
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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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Peaches to Apples 