February 2012
11 posts
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Stacked Roasted Veggie Enchilada Bake
Inspired by the bounty of roasted veggies (from an antipasti platter) I came home with from the memorial service, I decided to turn them into a stacked enchilada casserole. A while back I had pinned Perry’s Plate’s recipe for Stacked Roasted Vegetable Enchiladas and this seemed like the perfect way to put my own twist on it using my leftovers.
Alterations: Instead of roasting the...
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Kitchen Sink Potato Salad
This weekend my family gathered for my Aunt’s memorial service. After a touching tribute, we held a reception with an incredible array of pulled pork (4 kinds), salads galore and a dessert table to rival any Vegas buffet. We brought a fresh fruit salad, a caprese salad and a potato salad. The potato salad was the first dish to go in the whole spread so I figured we must have done something...
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Pumpkin Shrimp Curry
To ease my way into my meat-free Lent, I opted to make a seafood dish tonight. I chose Bon Appetit’s Pumpkin Shrimp Curry, which was also part of this year’s Food Lover’s Cleanse, as it combined some of my favorite things: pumpkin, butternut squash, ginger, coconut milk and shrimp.
Alterations: I basically used the recipe as a guideline of what type of ingredients should be...
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Chicken and Turkey Andouille Étouffée
For the last several years, I have given up meat for Lent. I am not very religious but I do like the idea of challenging myself to become more aware of what I’m consuming. Since we’re heading into the last few days before Lent, I opted to make a big pot of Saveur’s Chicken and Andouille Étouffée to finish my meat eating in Fat Tuesday style.
Alterations: I made a few...
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Avocado Spinach Egg Salad
Since I work from home now, I try to make my own lunch or eat leftovers about four days a week. This allows me to eat healthier and also save some cash. Last week, I added a new sandwich to my repertoire — WeAreNotMartha’s Avocado Spinach Egg Salad. I packed a sandwich for my boyfriend to bring for lunch and then ate one open-face style two days in a row.
Alterations: I scaled the...
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Sundried Tomato Turkey Meatballs
A few weeks back I had some turkey meatballs with sundried tomato bits in them from my local supermarket for lunch. They were so delicious and I’ve been wanting to make a version of my own ever since. A little googling revealed Katie at the Kitchen Door’s version of Sundried Tomato Turkey Meatballs who called her version of the meal perfect.
Alterations: I did not make the sauce...
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Braised Broccoli and Tomato Pasta
I have been following Serious Eats editor Kenji’s month-long vegan experience for the past several weeks, where he posts a recipe a day on site. I have bookmarked several of his recipes as I soon will embark on my annual “eat vegetarian (plus fish)” Lent challenge. Since I had a lovely bunch of broccoli and some leftover tomato sauce in the fridge, I decided to try his Braised...
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Braised Coconut Arugula & Chickpeas with Lemon...
I’ve had my eye on TheKitchn’s recipe for Braised Coconut Spinach and Chickpeas with Lemon for almost a month and finally made the dish tonight with a few small adjustments. And now I’m mad I took that long to try it because it is seriously delicious.
Alterations: I used arugula instead of spinach because I had a bag that was about to wilt soon in my fridge - think I also used...
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Seven Layer Greek Dip
Even though I couldn’t make it to my friend Steve’s Annual Dip Off at the Kick Off Super Bowl party this year, I still wanted to send a virtual submission. May I present to you the Seven Layer Greek Dip which like Greek mythology has many layers of symbolism. The first five layers represent Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s five trips to the Super Bowl to date. The final two...
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Lemon, Leek & Feta Quiche
Last Saturday, I picked up a lovely bunch of leeks at the Farmers Market on Pico in Santa Monica and went perusing through my cookbooks to find a suitable way to prepare them. I decided to try the Leek, Lemon & Feta Quiche from Food 52. It made for a great lighter dinner last night served hot and a good brunch meal today, served cold with a little of the leftover sirracha-red-pepper sauce...
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Sriracha-Baked Salmon And Kale "Wraps" With...
My love affair with both salmon and sriracha sauce has already been well documented on Epifurious. So you knew I was going to jump at the chance to combine my loves and make Sriracha-Baked Salmon and Kale Wraps with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce which I spotted in an article called Confession of a Sriracha Addict on NPR. And though mine didn’t come out quite like the recipe, I’m glad I...
