For my dinner party I wanted to start with a fish course; I like Asian flavors for salmon, so I created a sesame-soy marinade with a little bit of sriracha for heat. While the salmon lay soaking up those wonderful …
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Dinner Partying for Penny Pinchers
So you may have heard we’ve had a veritable snowmageddon here; I had planned a dinner party for this past Sunday but postponed due to snow until last night–when we had a blizzard. Luckily my dinner guests braved the snow …
Citrus-Dressed Snow Pea & Tomato Salad
I had dinner at a friend’s place a few weeks ago and was asked to bring a salad. I had originally planned on a Romaine lettuce salad, but my lettuce was yucky so I had to improvise. Evaluating the veggies …
Chocolaty Pecan Granola Bars (Gluten Free & Vegan)
My last adventure with gluten free granola bars went so well, I decided to try another flavor. After reviewing the various options, I decided on chocolate and pecan, with cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla singing back-up. Chocolaty Pecan Granola Bars Ingredients: 2 …
Garlic Roasted Baby Potatoes & Brussel Sprouts
This is an easy, filling and cheap side dish. You can really do this with any kinds of vegetables (sometimes I like to add cubed sweet potatoes) as long as they have relatively the same cooking time (i.e. don’t use …
One-Pot Wonder: Chicken, Tomato & Red Lentil Curry
I’m a big fan of one-pot dishes–something that I can make in a single pot that serves as a meal complete with all of the important food groups: starch, veggies, good fats and protein. I’ve made only a million variations …
Quinoa Salad w/ Curry-Ginger-Cardamom Vinaigrette
A few weeks ago, AK and I visited his sister (a fellow gluten-freenik) and brother-in-law; Saturday we had a pretty lazy morning (read: slept in very late :)) and decided lunch should be light fare, mostly salads. I whipped up …
An Adventure in Vegan Baking: Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
I’ve been thinking for a while I’d like to try vegan baking (which mostly means no eggs). Last week when I saw a recipe from my Twitter friend, the Lazy GF Chef, that looked delicious and happened to be vegan, …
Recipe 2-fer: Washington’s Green Grocer Produce Box Adventure
I recently signed up to have a vegetable and fruit box delivered to me from local farms through Washington’s Green Grocer. It doesn’t cost too much more than I usually spend on produce in a given week, and it’s local …
Pantry Raid: Tomato & Chickpea Stew
I went to a tweetup last night sponsored by a cool foodie group engaging in community service; I had to leave pretty early to metro there, but wanted to make sure I had a good dinner first so I threw …