Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Langoustine is basically baby lobster. Baby lobster comes at baby prices so STOCK UP! A bag of langostino tails at Trader Joe’s costs about $9 and just need to be defrosted. So easy for something so fancy. I could throw lobster in just about anything, but for my first recipe, I wanted to pile it high…
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A few years ago, truffle oil was all the rage. The world’s passion has since subsided, and I feel like its use is now almost considered a little bougie. I don’t think we should abandon it entirely, we just have to be more conservative. Since I haven’t cooked with it in several years, it was…
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When my sister-in-law first came to visit New York, she made the required pilgrimage to a bagel shop and was appalled to hear the girl in front of her order a scooped bagel. “SHE’S WASTING THE BEST PART” she hissed at my brother. …And that’s how my sister-in-law had her first run in with the…
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I love that spaghetti squash is the kind of vegetable where you can just mix in all sorts of different toppings. Not many vegetables can say that about themselves! Actually, no vegetable can ever say anything about itself…because they’re vegetables…and vegetables can’t talk…duh. Anyyyway, my latest spaghetti squash side dish is super simple: Scrape out…
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It’s three ingredients and all you have to do is mash/stir them together with a spoon. These three simple ingredients I speak of? Goat cheese, Greek yogurt, and dill. This dip works because goat cheese and Greek yogurt both have that tang but the yogurt gives it the smooth consistency you need in a dip and makes…
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In an effort to health-ify casseroles, I’ve been seeing quinoa versions of popular baked rice and noodle dishes pop up all over Pinterest. I decided to try my hand at one, but since I was just testing the waters, I don’t have the most precise measurements: Quinoa – 1 3/4 of my rice cooker cups…
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The Dish: The scene in the beginning – where Andy painfully recounts his “crazy” weekend spent making an egg salad sandwich with all the “accoutrements” – kills me. I think it sets the tone for the whole film. You know this movie is going to make you laugh and push you into that awkward zone.…
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Since this past weekend was sandwiched between two power-packed weekends (Vegas the weekend prior, DC the weekend after), I wanted to lay low. I also hear there’s a blizzard a-brewin’ so I wanted to do a bunch of cooking in case I find myself stuck in my apartment. I knew one batch of muffins would…
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I’m always nervous when I come up with my own recipe – a THK Original, I call it. I’m worried the ingredient combinations and cooking methods I’ve concocted in my head won’t actually work. That’s why, when a dish comes out just as I planned, I am elated. This was one such case, and I got…
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I tend to eat a lot of pasta all year-long, but my noodle intake really seems to spike in the cold months. It’s the comfort food I crave to warm my belly when it’s freezing. Also, when it’s cold I don’t want to walk to the good grocery store for better ingredients and it’s so easy to…
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Peaches to Apples 