May 2013
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Breakfast at Glam Doll Donuts
This donut shop is the coolest place. If you’re in Minneapolis, you need to visit. It’s like you’re traveling back in time to a doughnut shop in the 50’s/60’s. But this isn’t just any doughnut shop, you can find exciting flavors like provolone and muenster (with a curry icing), and peanut butter and sriracha in addition to the more “traditional”...
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Illustrated Etymology
One of the sites I love visiting is Illustrated Etymology. I just wish they had more food related art!
“Illustrated Etymology is just that - a collection of visual correlatives to English word history. These illustrations are an exploration, evolution and celebration of the history and meaning of words and language. Each interpretation is up to the individual artist, but most serve a...
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Things I Did This Weekend: Cleaning Everything....
Spring cleaning: my accomplishment this weekend.
For us this also means new sheets, new bedding, and new storage boxes to organize existing crap that will probably be messy again by the end of the year. We also have the most awesome, labeled, and organized pantry in the world state city neighborhood now. Thanks for making me spend more money than necessary, The Container Store and Ikea.
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Failed Recipes
My failed experiments:
Ziti with roasted corn and an avocado based sauce. It was so incredibly fatty just to get the consistency and texture right. Also, it looked like baby puke.
Gojuchang glazed cod, inspired by Nobu’s famous miso black cod. A little bit of that chili paste goes a long way. I haven’t given up on this yet…it’s just been too salty and boring every time.
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Spring Couscous with Ras El Hanout Lamb Leg
I found a packet of a North African seasoning called ras el hanout seasoning at Bi-Rite and I wanted to try it because the mixture of spices was so interesting and complex. Ras el hanout typically consists of cardamom, clove, cinnamon, ground chili peppers, coriander, cumin, peppercorn, paprika, fenugreek, and turmeric but some mixes — the one I used — also include lavender. Together,...
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Things I Did This Weekend: Mother's Day
So Mother’s Day was yesterday. I’m not a mom, but Bacon is the closest I have to a kid right now. I can’t imagine what I’d be like as a mom because I know I already baby Bacon to death.
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We’ll see.
My mom’s birthday is always extra close to mother’s day so it ends up being a big double event. Lots of food, lots of presents. Birthdays are a big deal in our family.
Over the years...
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Happy Friday
Enough said.
[Oh, and don’t forget to buy your momma somethin’ nice for Mother’s Day this weekend (if you do celebrate it).]
(photo by A Subtle Revelry, via)
Links I love today:
Eat: Strawberry Hibiscus Jam, Cheese Stuffed Pretzel Bites, Shaved Asparagus Carrot Salad
Drink: True Love Brewster’s Cocktail with gin, lemon juice, golden raisin purée, rosemary-infused...
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Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Fennel and Mint
I love roasted vegetables. It’s so simple, healthy, and flavorful if you pick and choose the right combinations and seasonings. One of the seasonings that I’ve been really interested in playing with is a mix called baharat. This mix of spices is typically used to season meats in Arab cuisine but it’s pretty damn tasty on roasted vegetables — like the roasted cauliflower...
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Things I Did This Weekend: Family Time
I went to my parents’ house this weekend to get some feedback on the authenticity of a recipe I was working on. I also wanted to use their kitchen because it is much bigger than ours and my mom has so many gadgets and spices that I can play with.
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Bacon came along for the ride because I have such a hard time parting with my little dude. Luckily, he had been in doggie daycare...
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Smashed Potatoes
One of my favorite side dishes are smashed potatoes. My friend Dave makes the best smashed potatoes IMHO but he uses a fryer. I would use a fryer except *ahem* a certain someone took it to the restaurant and has yet to bring it back home.
Instead of frying them, mine are baked until they’re crispy. In my opinion, I think these are just as good as the fried ones because they’re not...
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Happy Thursday
Don’t give up! You can do it! Happy Thursday!
(typography by Jay Roeder, via)
Links I love today:
Eat: Zucchini and Aubergine Tart, Shaved Fennel Salad, Minty Chickpea Yogurt Parfait
Drink: Champagne Mango-Lime Aqua Fresca, Tequila and Campari with Tangerine
Read: “This Is What Humane Slaughter Looks Like. Is It Good Enough?”, how to make coffee without a coffee maker,...
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April 2013
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Blackberry Smash
The weather was really AMAZING this weekend and I can’t wait to spend the next weekend on our porch with a good book to read, a cold cocktail on hand (specifically, this refreshing blackberry smash cocktail), and a snuggly Bacon by my side. I wish we had enough space for a hammock…
I can’t believe I just said all that. The weather in Minnesota has been so shitty lately...
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Happy Wednesday
I wanted to make and eat this beautiful egg and veggie stack for breakfast this morning but I’m trying this juicing thing today. You know that saying “Curiosity killed the cat”? Yeah…
(photo by Dorian Nieto)
Links I love today:
Eat: Spring Egg Drop Soup, Sweet Pea Risotto
Drink: Lavender Collins, Shanghai Speakeasy (it has moonshine in it)
Read: “What Top...
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Old Bay Potato Chips
Do you like potato chips? Single serving things? Stuff that isn’t greasy? Things that are easy to make? Well, if you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, you’ll probably like these microwave potato chips.
I’ve been trying really hard to not buy junk food but I still get the potato chip cravings every once in awhile. I usually just want a little bit, and I...
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Cost Control
From First We Feast:
“One of the keys to understanding the New York dining scene, particularly in Manhattan, is realizing that the ambition of its chefs is often hamstringed by the insane economics of running a successful restaurant in this town. Avant-garde kitchens may be lauded by critics and food obsessives, but with astronomic rents and stiff competition, broader appeal...
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Chicken and Spinach Hot Dish
It’s hard for me to find the time to create and write a recipe, especially one that’s more complex, because it does take a good chunk of my personal time and money. This weekend, I made a perfectly seared Moroccan inspired lamb chops with a spring pea couscous salad. I shot it, wrote it, and I was planning to to some minor photo editing on Sunday night so I could post it right away....
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Happy Friday
It’s the middle of April and we now have tons of snow despite the fact that we started out the week snow-less. Super abnormal weather. The roads are so bad that I can’t justify going anywhere. But you know what? I really can’t complain too much because of everything that has been happening in our country this week (and then this happened as I was typing this post). This weird...
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Dinner at Flour + Water
During my business trip to San Francisco last week, there were times where I ate non-stop for hours and hours for legitimate business-y purposes. Awesome and not so awesome at the same time but all that food still didn’t stop me from visiting the restaurants I really wanted to go to. Restaurants change all the time and who knows what will still be there when/if I make it back. I had a long...
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100 Rules of Dinner
I stumbled about this post today from Dinner: A Love Story and found a few “rules” that I love and agree with:
“Acid” is usually the answer when you taste a dish and wonder “What’s missing?”
Clean as you go. Seriously, I can’t stress this enough. [Note: People ask me how I keep my kitchen so clean. This is what I do.]
The simpler the recipe, the more likely I am to cook it.
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Roasted Tomato and Kale Soup
After spending some time in the much warmer San Francisco climate, I wish I stayed there for a little bit longer because it actually felt like spring there. Even though it is slowly starting to feel like spring in Minneapolis, we’re still getting the random cold spells. Can I just rant for a second? Why is it so snowy and slushy out? It’s the middle of April. WTF. Do I have to wait...
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Happy Friday
I finally got home late last night after being in sunny San Francisco for the past week. It’s slushy and snowy in Minneapolis! WTF. It definitely does not feel like spring.
I have one more food item to share with you from my business trip on Monday but the rest? That’s top secret. For now. But I can’t keep my big mouth shut which is why I’ve been like “secret...
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