Jan
5
Chim Chiminey Chimichurri
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What can I say about chimichurri? It’s delicious. Versatile. Easy to make. Check. Check. Check.
Chimichurri is like pesto’s zestier, lighter, Latin cousin. It’s an Argentinian sauce that is traditionally served with grilled meat. I think you can use it on anything. Eggs. Pasta. Fish. Bruschetta topping. Use it as a salad dressing base. It would […]
Sep
2
Crispy, Oven-fried Eggplant
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Recently, I had an eggplant hanging around and I had some leftover spaghetti sauce, so it made sense to make eggplant parmesan. I didn’t really want to take the time to fry it — plus, I really hate the mess that frying makes. And, while I do LOVE fried foods, I’m also trying to be […]
Apr
30
Ginger Orange Chicken with Green Beans
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Sean and I just joined Boston Organics. It’s a really great deal for organic fruits and vegetables — and they deliver, to boot! I was pretty excited about it because they send a basically random box every week. I figured it would help me be creative every week in what I make for dinner.
This week, […]
Apr
26
Corn and Poblano Chowder
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Poblano peppers are my favorite type of peppers. They add heat, but that heat doesn’t get into the way of their great slightly-smokey flavor. I thought that they would work well in a vegetarian corn chowder since I was losing the smokey flavor from bacon that I’d normally use. A touch of cumin also helps […]
Apr
18
Red Bean and Rice Cakes
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It’s been awhile. I know. I get so behind with blog posts. There have been lots of dishes cooked and places visited since my last post. But for now, here’s a recipe that I created for a dinner that I cooked for our friends Josh and Melissa. They watched our dog when we went to […]
Sep
2
Parmesan Pasta with Peas
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Sean and I were driving home from Albany the other night and we were hungry. Of course, I had to make a pit stop at the one rest area on the Mass Pike that only had McDonalds. So, instead, we got some Chex Mix to tide us over. By the time we got home, there […]
Aug
25
Asian-y Noodles with Grilled Chicken
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I thought of this recipe on the way home today. Sean and I didn’t have very much in the fridge, but I knew we had some cabbage and some chicken that we needed to use up. I always have tons of flavorful pantry items (spices, vinegars, sauces, etc.) so it was easy to throw together. […]
Aug
19
Shrimp and Cauliflower Curry
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Sean and I went on a Penzy’s shopping spree today. We bought all sorts of fantastic spices — chili powder, cumin, peppercorns, cocoa powder, a few spice blends…and curry powder. We opted to buy sweet curry powder because we like to manage the amount of heat we add to our curry dishes using chiles or […]
Aug
2
Dinner in a Curry
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That’s the kind of pun you get when I write an entry at 11:23 pm just before hopping into bed.
Tonight, it was *hot* — the kind of night where you don’t want to turn on anything that will heat the kitchen. Luckily, two nights ago, I roasted a chicken and had the white meat left […]
Jul
31
Rock and (sushi) roll!
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So, there’s no real recipe for this because, well, it’s just basic sushi, but I did spend some time making sushi this summer. And here are some pictures!
Nori, avocado, tuna, krab, and alfalfa sprouts (my little twist.)
I used brown rice — the texture wasn’t exactly the same and the brown rice was a little […]