Archive for May, 2010
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
This is classic Spanish home cooking at its best - simple ingredients come together to make a dish greater than the sum of its parts. I've been seeing recipes for these around a lot recently, and finally decided to make one myself. My primary inspiration came from Elise ...
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Yeah, cheesy title :-P I'm not sure when Shaun and I first heard the word "cherryaki," but the internet says it's from a pepto bismol commercial, which rings a jingle bell in my memory, and at any rate it's been a running joke with us for some ...
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Monday, May 17th, 2010
This is a quick and easy meal. I'd ordinarily have made some pasta, but today we just had the shrimp along with some sauteed zucchini. I was going for scamp and based this off of an Ina Garten recipe, but while this was good, it didn't match up ...
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
The recipe for the pork chop rub was strongly inspired by the Betty Crocker website. Their recipe jumped out at me as a new and interesting way to try pork, and I was very pleased with how my version turned out! I made some quick refried black beans ...
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
Today I saw some gorgeous heirloom tomatoes at the grocery store. Not local, but I couldn't resist. I cut them into wedges, sprinkled lightly with kosher salt and black pepper, and enjoyed :-D
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Friday, May 14th, 2010
Broiling is a quick and easy way to make tasty roasted vegetables. The real flavors of the veggies shine with nothing to mask them. Tonight I made some brussels sprouts and zucchini to go along with some galbi. All I did was trim the brussels sprouts and ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
This tasty chicken recipe is inspired by one I found on Elise's Simply Recipes. I modified it to include some side veggies in the same pan and for our tastes. The potatoes are a little bit on the carb-y side for our month-long protein and veg health kick, ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
I'm impatiently waiting for my local farmer's markets to open for the summer, and I'm already enjoying some local veggies such as asparagus from the grocery stores. Much to my delight, in an email with local happenings at work, I learned about a Community Supported Agriculture program that delivers ...
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
This is a fast, easy, and healthy meal. I finally decided to try the kale chips that were all over the food blogging world a few months ago. Next time I'll spread them out on a larger baking sheet - the super dried crispy ones were the best, ...
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Monday, May 10th, 2010
This is a quick and easy side that I made to go along with some more of the leftover pork loin, which I just sliced thinly and placed on top of the saute before covering the skillet to warm through.
Italian Vegetable Saute
Serves 4
1 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic, pressed
1 tsp ...
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