May 2010
13 posts
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Warm Mushroom Salad
I know I haven’t been posting too regularly about what’s been going on in my kitchen, but hopefully I will get caught up now that I am post-vacations and post-annual-thesis-committee-meeting (went well! thank goodness!). I have a few delicious morsels I hadn’t had time to share with you before I threw my sunscreen, bug spray, and bikinis into a suitcase and headed to Barbados,...
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Thai Peanut Noodles
I’ve noticed that over the last few years that my attention span has really been decreasing at an alarming rate. I don’t know if it’s a consequence of graduate school (the adverse effect of having to ATTEND to every minute detail of some seemingly trivial protein or biological process for what feels like an interminable amount of time) or what, but I am having the hardest time...
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Berry Scones
I’ll admit it, I’m a total scone-a-holic. I blame it on the bakery on the first floor of my building, Mariposa Bakery, which offers at least 3-4 different kinds of freshly baked scones every day. Cherry walnut, orange currant, strawberry oatmeal, blueberry lemon… I know (have tasted) them all! Before them, I had no idea of the beauty of a good scone (its addictive powers!) and...
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Romesco Potatoes
I was dying to try this recipe the moment I saw it on Smitten Kitchen. I had the pleasure of first tasting romesco sauce as an accompaniment to grilled octopus about one year ago at a romantic anniversary dinner at No. 9 Park. I honestly can’t remember what else was on the plate (more seafood I think?)- but I DO remember the romesco- a tangy and rich, almost buttery, and seemingly...
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Greek Mac and Cheese
Yesterday I wore a pair of Andreas’s socks. It wasn’t premeditated- I was grabbing a t-shirt from the dryer (my current storage place for clean clothes) when I spied a pair of his white socks just sitting in there, relatively new, still bright and fluffy. I took one look at my at-least-a-year-old-socks, no longer plush and cushion-y, worn thin at the ball of the foot and heel, and...
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Buckwheat Pancakes
Pancakes!
With buckwheat flour!
And maple syrup!
And blueberries!
HOOOORRAAAYYYYY!!!!
They say the breakfast is the most important meal to fuel yourself for the day. So Sunday morning, I fueled up for a day in lab with these pancakes! I loved the nutty, earthy flavor of the buckwheat in these cookies, and these pancakes did not disappoint. The pancakes are mildly sweet with the...
i heart mom
This is my beautiful mom. Isn’t she super cute?!
There are a lot of things I miss about California, but definitely one of the top things on that list is my FAMILY. My mom is not just an endless source of love, support, and little gifts and cards from every major holiday (Halloween and Easter included), but she’s also a wonderful friend. We never really fought during my awkward...
I didn’t make this. But I ate it. And I enjoyed every single bite.
There is something about ice cream sandwiches that I love; perhaps it’s the automatic portion control, the contrast of textures between ice cream and crispy chocolate or cake-y cookie, or its portable nature which either encourages consumption while on the go on vacation or relieves you from washing a bowl and spoon...
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Morning Glory Oat Muffins
Perhaps these muffins won’t win any beauty contests, but they definitely would go home with FIRST prize in the tastes-great-AND-is-relatively-HEALTHY-so-tastes-EVEN-BETTER category! They are kind of like the lovechild of granola (bars) and these whole wheat muffins- integrating the hearty appetite-satiating ingredients commonly found in granola (rolled oats, dried fruit, coconut, and...
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Lamb Burgers with Halloumi Cheese
The last few days in Boston have been absolutely GORGEOUS, and though I am hesitant to believe that 40-50 degree weather is totally behind us (because if there is anything I have learned from living here is that once you THINK it is spring/summer, you could be rewarded with a freak snowstorm!), I was excited to break out the skirts and flip flops! Much to my delight, I am beginning to see the...
