August 2010
7 posts
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Salted Caramel Brownies
There are some baked goodies that I am just too scared to be alone with in my apartment. Like this one. Because the odds are, I will be eating the whole batch myself. Straight from the pan. In 48 hours or less.
And I don’t even really like chocolate. I know, I’m weird. But it’s just that when it comes to desserts, 3 times out of 4, I will pick the fruit-based over the...
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Tomato and Eggplant Salad with Grilled Cheese...
Living somewhere where there are distinctly different seasons has made me realize my stomach now has seasons too: when it’s freezing and wet outside, I can’t get enough of hearty, carb-heavy foods (in seconds and thirds), and when it’s hot and sticky and the last thing I want to do is turn on any appliance in the kitchen, all I want is a cool refreshing salad. It’s about...
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Cherry-Almond Clafoutis
Clafoutis. Pronounced: CLAH-FOO-TEE.
Kind of sounds like some kind of horrific fungal disease you could catch by walking barefoot in a public gym bathroom, doesn’t it? Luckily, it’s not!
A clafoutis is an egg-y, custard-y French dessert, traditionally made with cherries, but easily adaptable to any fruit you wish. Because it’s summer and I’m smitten with sweet...
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Salad of Leftovers
This salad was the end result of a little cooking game I like to call: food tetris.
You know how you often buy ingredients for a particular dish or meal, but you don’t use up the whole carton, package, or bunch? What do you do with the leftovers?
I really really get a kick out of using up every last drop in the carton, the last chunk of cheese, those last few (wilted) leaves of herbage,...
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Watermelon Feta Salad
If there was a mascot for the season of summer, it would be…
Sweet and perpetually juicy, the ubiquitous guest at BBQs and picnics, WATERMELON!
My dad taught me how spit out the little black seeds when I was young, stressing the importance of being constantly vigilant against swallowing any (because, you know, a watermelon plant will grow in your tummy!). When I was a bit older (and...
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Twice Baked Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
All summer I had been dying to take advantage of the season’s best strawberries and rhubarb and bake my very first strawberry rhubarb pie! It wasn’t until over a week ago that I finally had the time, ingredients, and, perhaps most importantly, acceptable kitchen temperature (it temporarily dipped below DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT TURNING THE OVEN ON IN THIS HEAT). But before I could...
