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Made Weekly is a new favorite tumblr where blogger Rachel picks one ingredient per week and incorporates it into a new recipe each day. Last week’s secret ingredient was pea shoots and I was determined to make one of the dishes. Did you know pea shoots can be used as more than just a garnish…
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My Mom and Bubba call those peanut butter filled pretzels crack. They’re obsessed. Well, I found a recipe on Pinterest that takes their favorite snack to a new level. Make a little sandwich with pretzel thins and peanut butter, then dunk half of it in melted dark chocolate. Sprinkle a little sea salt on if…
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Everyone complains about jury duty, but I’m sure they would be singing a different tune if they realized how close the courthouse is to Smile to Go. I’ve written about The Smile before and would go as far to say it’s one of my favorite spots in the city, but until now had not had…
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Savoy cabbage: it’s not just for cole slaw anymore. I found that it is a great stand-in for lettuce when it comes to making wraps. Because it’s thicker than lettuce, the leaves tend to come off the head whole, without tearing, which means none of your filling will fall out. No messy spillage makes me…
Read MoreSince my apartment is relatively close to Gramercy Theater, I decided to have the girls over for food and drinks before we headed to Yacht Rock later that night. Most of the food came from Trader Joe’s because no one can complain about going with store-bought food when it means you’re munching on mac and cheese balls.…
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While I was in Curacao, one of my favorite things to eat was a heart of palm salad that they served at just about every meal. It was a very simple salad so I recently made a version of it here in the US. I tossed chunks of heart of palm with celery that I…
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When I saw this recipe, I thought it might be a good way to give my tuna fish (which I typically make with just tuna and mayo) a little sophistication. I had to adapt the recipe a bit because although I wanted grown up tuna fish, I can’t help but be picky about what goes in…
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Last night during our weekly TV night, Brutus’ sister Kim whipped out her new toy to prepare a special treat for us. With Yonanas, you just peel and freeze overripe bananas and then put them through this magical machine to make ice cream. That’s it. No cream, sugar, or any other ingredients…that is if you…
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I love using fresh herbs in my cooking. They give crazy amazing flavor without adding to the calorie count. The only problem is I can never use them all up before they go bad. I’m trying to fix that lil problemo of mine so I’ve been incorporating the fresh dill I bought on Monday into…
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So the plan was for this salad to have fresh corn in it but it was out of season so I increased the amount of haricots verts and made it anyway. With the help of a healthy portion of dill, this salad has tons of flavor with few ingredients. While you’re boiling haricots verts (those…
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Peaches to Apples 