Rescuing Wilted Asparagus (and other veggies)

January 11, 2011
Wilted Asparus rescue

So for Christmas, I invited a friend over and cooked us a wonderful braised beef rib dish (recipe coming soon!). On the side I served roasted asparagus, one of my all-time-favorite easy things to cook that are also delicious to eat. Unfortunately I’d bought the asparagus a week earlier and by the time I went [...]

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Spinach with Shitake Mushrooms and Shallots

November 23, 2010
Spinach with Shitake Mushrooms and Shallots

With Thanksgiving only a week away, I’ve been going through some tried-and-true side dishes to figure out what I’m bringing with me this year. In previous years I’ve stuck to roasted brussels sprouts (because I’m on a mission to convince as many people as possible that brussels sprouts are delicious) and homemade bread, but I [...]

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Peppery Pasta Carbonara

August 24, 2010
Peppery Pasta Carbonara

I’m always on the lookout for a simple, quick meal that I can whip up on a weekday night but that still knocks my socks off when I taste it. This simple dish is full of lush flavor from the bacon, butter, cheese, and pepper but it somehow manages to be light at the same [...]

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Spicy Chipotle Coleslaw

July 23, 2010
Chipotle coleslaw

I used to think that I disliked coleslaw that had a lot of mayo in it but then I accidentally put too much in a batch and found that I didn’t mind at all! I already knew that the slaws I like are the tangy or vinegary kind, but I couldn’t quite put my finger [...]

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Camarones Enchilados

July 7, 2010

Ever have a dish that you feel way too much emotion about? For some reason this dish has evoked everything from wistfulness to almost rage in me and it isn’t the dish’s fault at all. It all started when I saw the gorgeous photos in Real Simple magazine for this Camarones Enchilados recipe and immediately [...]

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Pecan Shortbread Cookies

June 7, 2010
Pecan shortbread cookies

I’m on Martha Stewart’s “daily cookies” mailing list and that probably explains why I make cookies several times a month (sometimes even more than once a week!). I end up bringing the majority of every batch into work with me to avoid eating them all myself, and luckily I have coworkers who not only love [...]

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Roasted Fingerling Potato Salad

June 4, 2010
Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

The current issue of Bon Appetit didn’t speak to me as much as most issues do, but the few recipes I immediately jumped on turned out to be some of the best I’ve tried recently. This Roasted Fingerling Potato Salad was simple to make and yielded a side dish with a real wow factor. Elevating [...]

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Raw Asparagus Salad

May 17, 2010

The asparagus this year is so gorgeous it practically breaks my heart. When I tell you I’ve been eating asparagus several times a week for the last few weeks I’m not exaggerating! My favorite way to eat it is simply roasted with some olive oil and pepper . . . but I recently came across [...]

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Incredibly-good Carnitas

May 12, 2010

If I had a “signature” dish it would have to be carnitas. I often make them in the slow cooker because it’s easy and they come out very moist and tender, but real carnitas are not a slow cooker dish. Making them in the slow cooker leaves them with a boiled taste that isn’t in [...]

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Blueberry “Scone” Cookies

May 10, 2010

I realize it’s been a month since I posted and I admit that’s pretty shameful. That said, I’m sure it’s obvious to anyone reading this blog over the last 6 months or so that I’ve been going through some gigantic life changes. I think I’m on the other side now and intend to GET BACK [...]

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