February 2010
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I'm moving!! →
will still be posting click-through picture links here on tumblr, but I will be posting recipes on the wordpress blog. come visit :)
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January 2010
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The Holidays on the East Coast: Friends!
marta246:
Flying back to NYC for the holidays means I have to see lots of people in a limited amount of time. Knowing how to balance my time between seeing family and friends can get tricky. So this year, I took a new approach. I invited a few close friends to my parents house for a dinner party! The menu included:
1. spinach salad with honey coated walnuts, strawberries, pears, and dried...
smitten kitchen's white bean roasted red pepper...
i needed a quick dish to bring to a get-together and found this recipe, which couldn’t be easier to throw together. it’s a smitten kitchen original, and a fun alternative to the same old hummus. i used boursin cheese, which is already seasoned, so i cut back on the garlic and spices. i think it worked great and i loved how creamy the dip was! the zestiness of the lemon really...
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James Beard's Amazing Persimmon Bread
I have to admit I wasn’t really impressed with persimmons the few times Ive had them. Not that I didn’t like them, but back then they just seemed foreign to me and I couldn’t really pick out anything that really impressed me about them. Since I’m currently in the New Year’s spirit of stepping out of the box and sampling new things, I decided to give them another...
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Nando's Peri-Peri
Nando’s always makes me so nostalgic for my year abroad in Cambridge, England. While at Cam, we used to go here ALL the time for their cheap and delicious chicken and spicy Peri-peri sauce. You can just imagine how excited I was when I found out the chain was expanding to the US, with two branches now open in Washington, DC. Since I doubt Nando’s will be making it to St. Louis...
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The Tombs' Crab and Artichoke Dip
The Tombs is a place held close to many Hoya’s hearts. It’s a Georgetown Institution, and a very popular destination for study snacks, weekend brunches, and late night shenanigans. Im sure almost every Hoya has gotten their forehead stamped here on their 21st birthday and then proceeded to take one too many shots in celebration. It is probably the one place I visited the most during...
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stroll down memory lane...
I miss DC, especially Georgetown, a huge amount but was lucky enough to get to visit over winter break. We spent the first day of the new year walking around the streets that were once our regular stomping grounds.
christmas decorations still up :)
Bistro Francaise: a favorite
Citronelle: sadly still haven’t been, but dying to try it
Georgetown Clydes: a classic
Of course...
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adzuki spaghetti squash soup
this was the first dish i made in twenty ten because beans mean prosperity in the new year! last year i made a New Years salad using black eyed peas (and loved it!), but this year i wanted to make something different. since i already happened to have some adzuki beans sitting around in my pantry, i decided to make 101Cookbook’s Adzuki soup. these beans are nutritious, high in...
Emily's Giveaway
Emily of the health nut is giving away some Guru Salve, a natural remedy for muscle and joint pain.
Reblogged from her site:
Guru Salve…
can be used for muscle and joint pain and cold/flu symptoms like nasal congestion, cough, and fever
is organic and made with all natural ingredients: Eucalyptus, Camphor, Menthol, Gulthria, Citronella, Clove, Cinnamon, Thyme, Cajeput, and Sesame Oils....
10 Foods
I was excited when Natalie of The Sweets Life tagged me in her 10 Things that make me Happy Post. While I usually am not one to partake in these chain thingies, I thought it would be fun to make a list of 10 FOODS that make me happy (but believe me there are hundreds). These are the simple everyday foods that get me through the days and never dissapoint :)
1. Hot beverages: Chai tea (my...
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twenty ten running resolution
signed up to run the st. louis half marathon this april! while ive majorly slacked with the running over xmas break, im really excited to get back into my routine and start training. i think one of the hardest things about this resolution will be pushing myself to run in the cold, but im hoping to have some running buddies to train with in the lou, who will make it easier and much more fun :)
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December 2009
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happy new year!!
happy new year from somewhere in new jersey!! my baby and i are on the bus on our way to DC hoping to not get too delayed. we’ve had quite the morning with just a few obstacles along the way:
SNOW!!!
fact: a suitcase makes for an excellent shovel.
escalators…pleeease?!
aaand my toes almost froze off.
but we’re on our way now and VERY excited for tonight!!
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holy marshmallows!
after hearing about the city bakery pretzel croissant craze, i knew i had to give this one a try. especially since i loove pretzels and hate croissants (unless of course they’re stuffed with chocolate) and was really curious to see if the pretzel fusion could redeem the croissant for me. however, the taste ended up being more weird than wonderful. if you’re into croissants...
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pizzzzzzza
one of the things i miss most about nyc is amazing brick oven pizza and everytime i come back i try to hit up my favorite pizza places. John’s Pizza on bleecker was what i grew up eating and have always considered it THE best pizza in all of nyc. and trust me ive tried too many other places and none even come close. unfortunately, it seems like im not the only one with this love for...
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Cocoa Hazelnut Spritz Cookies
I made these ‘melt in your mouth’ chocolate spritz cookies last week for a party and out of what feels like a billion different cookies that I tested out, these ended up being everyone’s favorite! They were nice and chocolatey and hazelnutty and just fell apart in your mouth with every bite. If you’re like me and get really excited about using pastry bags, you’ll...
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Baci di dama Recipe
Recipe from Gourmet Traveler
Ingredients
105 gm (3/4 cup) hazelnuts, roasted and peeled
160 gm (1 cup) pure icing sugar (I only had confectioners)
125 gm softened butter
1 orange rind finely grated
1 vanilla bean, scraped seeds only
150 gm (1 cup) plain flour
Dark chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelli 60% cocoa)
Method
Roast and peel hazelnuts. Again, this was the most annoying and time...
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new york here i come!!!!!!!
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Mushrooms
(picture from the NYTimes)
I was so excited that the NYTimes Recipes for Health theme for this week is mushrooms, which remind me a lot of Christmas! Our Christmas Eve dinner dishes are vegetarian and many rely on the rich flavors of mushrooms for their deliciousness. I like the variety of the recipes presented this week & am dying to make these Stuffed Portabellas with Swiss Chard.
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Sexy Stuffed Apricots
these are a fantastic cocktail party finger food. so easy to put together and believe me, your guests will be impressed with how sophisticated and pretty this dish is, and how well the flavors go together. i found these on hogwash and loved that jess thomson appropriately describes them as an ’almost-instant sexy party food’. the original recipe called for blue cheese, but i...
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Pumpkin Apple Crumb Cake
When one of my good friends from Georgetown was in town visiting, I had the perfect excuse to bake and make something new! It was right before Thanksgiving, and I was so torn between pumpkin and apple pie, and decided I would make a cake that would incorporate both of my favorite fall desserts. This cake ended up being sooo tasty!! It really was very moist, and the apples were surrounded by a...
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fast food
so with life being all crazy busy during the holidays, i haven’t had as much time to make nutritionally balanced meals. here are a few super quick go-to meals that take almost no time to make, are still good for you and delicious:
101cookbook’s ten minute couscous soup:
my lovely sister introduced me to this one last winter and its so simple but still so full of flavor. all you...
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smitten kitchen's coffee toffee
i’m in love with deb from smitten kitchen. her blog is so beautiful and well-written and none of her recipes ever dissapoint. my obsession started well over a year ago, and last holiday season i made assorted christmas cookie boxes for my friends, filling them with chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, and chocolate toffee cookies (my favorite!). i also...
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surviving the winter weather
we’ve had some really frigid temperatures for a good few weeks now, and ive definitely noticed how harsh the cold weather can be on my skin. after some experimenting with different products, ive found these to be my favorites. ive switched to philosophy’s hope in a jar facial moisturizer since it does a better job at keeping my face hydrated than my summer-time ones (and...
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