(not pictured: the pancake I ate before I remembered to take a photo) If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering how to incorporate mashed potatoes more into your morning routine. Lucky for you, my mom taught me the ultimate solution—potato pancakes! Please note, these are most definitely not latkes. These are the latke’s sexy-trashy, tube-top […]
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Green Beans Almondine
I’m terrible with measurements and usually just cook by sight and feel. Apologies now if these proportions lead to a kitchen disaster. I’m going to get better. Ingredients:A bunch of fresh green beans (see?), about a pound (you could also use frozen french-cut green beans) 2-3 bulbs of shallots 1 TB olive oil 1/4 cup water1/3 […]
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We got some beautiful carrots with the greens attached in our CSA box this week, along with some beets that I initially mistook for radishes, a zucchini, a cucumber that I initially mistook for another zucchini (it was dark, okay?), some green beans, a big bunch of basil, and an onion. We also got our […]
Read more...tofu & snap pea stir-fry with brown rice
Trenton wants to make a collection of recipes but I’ve kind of been dreading the prospect of transcribing some of the dinners I make. I don’t measure ingredients; I don’t time anything. I taste a lot and make it up as I go. That said, it would be pretty cool to catalog some of my […]
Read more...Bombay potatoes, green beans
I was all set to make Bombay potatoes the other day, but then reminded myself that we didn’t have the requisite frying pan. Using this Jamie Oliver recipe as inspiration, I made some modifications and prepped some bitchin’ roasted Bombay potatoes in the oven instead. Ingredients:potatoes (duh) peeled & cubedroughly 2 tbsp olive oila bit […]
Read more...veggie fried rice
When we started unpacking on that first day in the new house, Trenton and I soon discovered that we were missing some key pieces of kitchenware—namely, pots and pans. Knowing I had only a wok and some wooden spoons, it didn’t take me long to think up a simple, yummy meal. Fried rice has become […]
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Not too long ago I bought Trenton a crepe maker. We’d had a handful of awesome crepe experiences at various restaurants, and he was skeptical that such a delicacy could be made at home. Many years of French class had convinced me otherwise and so I special-ordered one from Bed, Bath, & Beyond (PS. what […]
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Saturday night, Trenton, Luke, Eli, and I went to It’s All Greek To Me for dinner. Trenton and I had been there before for lunch, and loved it. The host/chef/waiter is this big, friendly, bald Greek man with a mustache who inserts “please” two or three times into every sentence. The menu had changed slightly […]
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