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Test Kitchen: Tuna Salad with Chickpea Puree
A healthy, pretty dish – though I nixed the olives (yuck). Couldn’t eat all the tomatoes since Frank and I have trouble consuming them in their raw form. The tuna and chickpea purée balanced out the...
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Test Kitchen: Panko-Crusted Chicken with Mustard-Maple Pan Sauce
Saw some beautiful flowers at Safeway so I couldn’t resist adding them to our shopping cart yesterday. Kept the productivity going and made some instant mashed potatoes to go with the Panko-Crusted...
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Test Kitchen: Watercress Pesto Pasta
Didn’t toast the pine nuts long enough so the pesto was slightly bitter. How did I cover it up? With a whole bunch of grated Parmesan, that’s how! A simple vegetarian dish that could be a side dish...
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Test Kitchen: Roasted Asparagus
Who would have thought that one day I would get just as excited about getting new cooking supplies as I would shoes? Not me but here I am, giddy and ready to test out my goodies. Used my new baking...
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Test Kitchen: Frozen Blueberries Two Ways
Today’s productivity went out the window when we slept in past noon and felt like rehydrating after a night of gin & gingers was a better idea. Life before kids…trying to enjoy it while we can....
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Test Kitchen: Chickpea Salad
Two weeks until Jamaica for my friend Anna’s bachelorette party…time to squeeze in as many salads as possible! As usual, minimal prep time and easy-to-find ingredients are my criteria for a go-to...
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Test Kitchen: Tuna Sandwich
Found a recipe for Dean & Deluca’s Tuna Sandwich with carrots, red onion, and parsley on Epicurious that looked simple enough, just a little more prep compared to the recipes I usually test out. I...
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Test Kitchen: Orzo Salad
Yesterday, I wanted to keep lunch light and simple so I whipped up this recipe which was big enough for three lunches! 2 cups orzo (rice-shaped pasta) 1 1/2 cups very thinly sliced celery (about 3...
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Test Kitchen: Parmesan-Crusted Chicken + Mushroom Salad
Too much prep to slice 1 lb of mushrooms (yes, I’m that lazy) but overall, a delicious and nutritious meal. I might have been a little heavy-handed with the Parmesan topping though. 1 pound button...
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Test Kitchen: Artichoke + Feta Tart
Puff pastry, my new favorite “ingredient” and super easy to work with! It fancies up even the simplest recipes and the buttery, flaky crust can’t be beat. I consumed 3/4 of this tart over a two-day...
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When Life Gives You Lemons
Hi, I’m back! What a crazy week I’ve had. I’m going to break it up into several blog posts because it would be too overwhelming for me otherwise. Last Wednesday, my girlfriends and I were ready...
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Test Kitchen: Poached Eggs and Mini Corn on the Cob
So…I guess you can poach eggs in the microwave. Go figure. This dish is really light and would be tasty for brunch as a side dish or on top of toast. Too bad I didn’t think of that sooner! Seared...
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Weekly Digest Vol. 8
Got a double dose of Mom’s cooking because my brother’s family was visiting this week. We lucked out! Sautéed spinach with garlic, fried fish cake and Banh Xeo, “half-moon crêpe” Checked out Kotetsu...
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Test Kitchen: Creamy Chicken with Bacon and Corn
This Creamy Chicken with Bacon and Corn dish turned out really well! We’re fans of the hearty flavor and how the meat fell off the bone. Next time though, I’m going to use drumsticks so I can stir...
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Test Kitchen: Fish, Corn and Chorizo Grill Packets
I couldn’t find black bass at Whole Foods and the price for halibut was through the roof so a clerk behind the seafood counter recommended Paiche which is similar in texture and has a buttery finish....
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Test Kitchen: Soft-Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon
I used smoked salmon and ditched the roe garnish because it’s just too damn expensive. All the cream the recipe called for made this dish so rich and decadent. I felt guilty finishing my serving, it...
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Test Kitchen: Classic Margherita Pizza
I swapped out regular pizza dough for whole wheat – only $2 at Whole Foods, too! Added shaved Parmesan and red pepper chili flakes which finished off the pizza perfectly. Cheap, simple and somewhat...
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Catching up & Racking up
Spent last Saturday in San Francisco with my good friend Lily. We spent the day doing what we do best, talking, eating and shopping! Had lunch at Lers Ros Thai in Hayes Valley and it was a wonderful...
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Mom’s Birthday 2013
The Fam-Bam from SoCal visited over the weekend and that included my niece, Lake. Yay! She actually let me hold her for almost 5 minutes. Yes, that’s a record. After picking up a guava cake from...
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Hike & Brunch: Los Gatos
Last Sunday, I went on a nature walk with a couple of my girlfriends on the Los Gatos Creek Trail and ended up at Restaurant James Randall for brunch. The weather was sunny with a light breeze which...
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