June 2012
11 posts
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Zucchini with Basil, Mint and Honey
Since its summer squash season and our basil plant is going bonkers, I decided to look for a recipe to take advantage of both. In comes Food 52’s Zucchini with Basil, Mint and Honey - a perfect accompaniment for anything you grill this summer.
Alterations: I went with the pesto variation though next time I will use the whole leaves as this was a little oilier than I think it needed to...
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Skillet Baked Eggs with Spinach, Yogurt and Spiced...
I have seen many folks praise Yotam Ottolenghi for making some of the tastiest meatless dishes out there and know that his cookbook Plenty was on many a best of the year list. And after trying Ottolenghi’s recipe for Skillet Baked Eggs with Spinach, Yogurt and Spiced Butter, I can understand why. His recipes have layers of soulful flavors.
Alterations: I used a sweet onion instead of...
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Reverse Marinated Skirt Steak
I love cooking hacks that try to get behind the “science” of making something taste better. The Bitten Word did a version of Cook Country’s Grilled Marinated Skirt Steak that went contrary to the traditional technique of marinating meat before you cook it. The theory is that marinade prevents meat from getting a char, if you flip the process and sear it before you let it rest...
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Baked Egg Boats
We served up a little guerrilla style brunch this weekend in NYC for my boyfriend’s sister and her husband, who just welcomed an adorable little girl into the world last week. We brought over the supplies to make SpoonForkBacon’s recipe for Baked Egg Boats, one of the first things I probably pinned on Pinterest and something I’d been pining to make for a long time. It’s...
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Roasted Broccoli with Lemon, Garlic and Parmesan
I have a major weakness for broccoli. It is probably the vegetable I crave the most. I seriously can’t get enough of it. My love of broccoli started with my Nana’s broccoli with cheese sauce, but today I’ll take it in any form. So you know I had to try out a recipe that claimed to be The Best Broccoli of Your Life. We decided to make this to accompany the steamers to get some...
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Clams with White Wine and Garlic
Whenever I go to Massachusetts, I go into seafood overdrive. I want it in every shape and form. On our first night back East, we decided it was time to cook up some steamers for dinner. Since we wanted to dip our bread in a delicious broth, we decided to steam them with Scott Ure’s Clams with Garlic which combined white wine, garlic, a little bit of butter and some herbs.
Alterations: Since...
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Carrot and Chickpea Salad with Grilled Chicken...
My brother and dad recently returned from a trip to India and Nepal. They brought me back some Indian spices. Following the loose recipe on the tikka masala spice package, I decided to mix it with fresh ginger, garlic and yogurt to make a marinade for some chicken thighs. After letting them marinate for 30 minutes I put them on the grill for about ten minutes each side. I decided to pair the...
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Spicy Peanut Noodle Salad with Cucumbers, Red...
Last night I attended a vaguely dim sum themed potluck dinner. Since I didn’t know what kind of reheating mechanisms would be available, I opted to make a Serious Eats’ Spicy Peanut Noodle Salad with Cucumbers, Red Peppers and Basil since I could serve it cold and it wouldn’t take very long to put together after work. Plus who doesn’t love peanut sauce - it was sure to be...
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Red Snapper with Artichoke Caponata
It’s starting to get hot in LA and I’ve been craving lighter meals like salads and fish. I decided to riff on Food & Wine’s recipe for Grilled Fish with Artichoke Caponata.
Alterations: My local fishmonger inspired me to try Red Snapper since they were out of the mahimahi which the recipe originally called for. I also decreased the amount of oil that they called for in...
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Ginger Carrot Miso Salad Dressing
Back when I lived in New York, one of my old standby restaurants was Yaffa Cafe in the East Village. My friends and I were/are obsessed with their carrot dressing. Seriously, you can put it on anything and it makes it taste a million times better. While I can’t exactly recreate the magic of the 24-hour-cafe’s dressing, I have come pretty close. When a craving erupted this week, I...
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Roasted Broccoli Sub
I had a couple of leftover buns from our sausage and pepper fest earlier in the week, but wanted to get away from the meat. Luckily, I remembered I had pinned a recipe from Gilt Taste for No. 7 Sub’s Broccoli with Ricotta and Lychee Pickles. However, that recipe had a few ingredients that would be harder to track down than I felt like on a Thursday night after work (namely lychees and...
