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Recent Posts Tagged With 'cooking'

Jul 12

Cookbooks in 2010

The internet has made it easy to forget about purchasing cookbooks. Recipes online are free and use less space than books, plus they can be found in multiple variations, which is both fun and convenient. Nevertheless, there is something special about (read full article)

baking, cookbooks, cooking, Local Food, Nigella Lawson, pictures, recipe, Recipes, Technology

Jun 25

Fettuccine and Mussels in White Wine

This is a very important post because my dog Bella, pictured above, is making her debut appearance. I’ve realized lately that while some recipes require exact amounts and measuring, most of my cooking adventures follow a basic idea that can ea (read full article)

cooking, Dinner, fettuccine, Mussels, Pasta, recipe, white wine

Jun 23

Cold Cellophane Noodle Salad

Cellophane noodles are great because of their neutrality.  I made this cold, vinegar-based salad out of ingredients already in my kitchen/garden. Cellophane Noodle Salad (makes single serving) cellophane noodles fresh vegetables & herbs of y (read full article)

Avocado, cellophane noodles, cold salad, cooking, fresh herbs, lunch, recipe, vegetables, vinegar

Jun 22

Easy Homemade Vanilla Berry Ice Cream

For this recipe, I used a Cuisinart ice cream maker.  I used what was in the fridge (leftover whipping cream and my dad’s raw whole milk): you can easily use most types of milk/yogurt, just remember that less fat will result in a softer ice c (read full article)

Blackberries, cooking, Dessert, ice cream, mulberries, recipe, vanilla

Apr 04

Hasselback Potato Recipe

Hasselback Potatoes Hasselback potatoes are a slightly yummier version of regular baked potatoes (and almost as easy).  Plus the presentation is impressive. Hasselback Potato Recipe Potatoes (usually Russet, but I think I used Yellow…) Olive (read full article)

cooking, Hasselback Potatoes, potatoes, recipe

Mar 31

Matzo Brie and Cabbage

I made up these recipes while I was cooking.  They are amazing on their own AND together.  Plus it’s Passover and you need to eat.  So try them out! Matzo Brie and Cabbage Matzo Brie Recipe There are five million ways to make matzo brie.  (read full article)

Breakfast, cabbage, cooking, Dinner, eggs, lunch, matzo, matzo brie, Passover, recipe

Feb 16

Making a Frittata

Frittatas are one of those foods I like making at home and ordering out.  There are so many possibilities. my little frittata The frittata I made for dinner (a mini, one-person-frittata, enough for dinner tonight and breakfast tomorrow) used five eg (read full article)

Breakfast, cooking, eggs, frittata, recipe

Feb 10

A Simple Breakfast – Eggs and Onions

I’ve been known to skip breakfast in favor of those few extra minutes of sleep.  Sometimes I grab a piece of fruit or a yogurt on my way to wherever I’m going, not because I want those things, but because I was always taught to not skip (read full article)

Breakfast, cooking, eggs

Jan 25

Sushi Making Party

I hosted a sushi making party last night!  Using a 10-cup rice cooker (borrowed from a friend), I started cooking three cups of sushi rice and blanched asparagus about fifteen minutes before everyone arrived.  I wasn’t sure how many people wo (read full article)

cooking, Dinner, party, Recipes, sushi

Jan 18

Homemade Spicy Home Fries

Well-made home fries are a great addition to even the most simple breakfast.  This morning my boyfriend made me an egg over easy (I looked this up, actually…it was an ‘over medium’ egg…the yolk was moist but not dripping) tha (read full article)

Breakfast, cooking, recipe

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