Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
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 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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I don’t usually make myself breakfast but today I wanted to give myself a nice little jump start so I tried out a new recipe. I decided to adapt the mushroom toast dish I tried over the Summer at Tipsy Parson. Instead of potato bread, I used toasted country bread that I topped with fresh…
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Tonight I went all vegetarian and made a spinach burger. Not a burger topped with spinach, a burger made of spinach. I sautéed spinach with onion and then mixed in a bowl with egg, breadcrumbs, shredded cheese, and spices (cumin, nutmeg, and red pepper flakes). Once combined, I formed the spinach mixture into patties and…
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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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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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Last night was all about zucchini. I had found a recipe for zucchini soup that looked promising so I headed to Fairway on my lazy Sunday to pick up the ingredients. I assumed I would end up with some extra zucchini so I picked up a few additional ingredients to try out a fun zucchini…
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Most of tonight’s dinner came from the prepared food section of Whole Foods, but the appetizer was made by yours truly. I found the recipe for herbed crab salad stuffed avocados in a magazine ages ago but always felt like I needed an occasion to make it. Why? Am I not special enough? The consensus…
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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, I went to one of my favorite gym classes, Street Fighter. If that makes me sound like a badass, it’s only because I am one. Anyway, because the class ended late and I knew I would have to make a stop to fill my empty fridge, I knew I would be eating a…
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Peaches to Apples 