Don’t fear the flank steak! I had to talk my bro into buying this inexpensive cut of meat for fajitas a couple of years ago… But it was a friend of mine (Katherine, sup girl!) who started me buying it. Lots of people think it’s gonna be a stringy piece of meat. But if you [...]
Entries Tagged as 'food'
Flank Steak Tacos
January 19th, 2010 · 3 Comments · David, Latino, beef, food, grill, quick, soul food, value
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Asian Meatball Soup
January 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · asian, food, soups, spinach, turkey, value
I’ve been way into soup lately, especially with noodles. (By the way, I think you should enter that as a sexy response on your next singles’ website chat: “So, like, what are you into?” “Soup.”) And I happened to read somewhere that you can use a couple of tablespoons of peanut butter in place of [...]
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Cod in Parchment Paper
December 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · French, celebrities, fancy, fish, food, parties, quick, seafood
I think the name for cooking in parchment paper is cooking “en papillote,” but you know, it’s my mom and my brother that speaks the French, murky bo cups. I based this dish on one I saw Rachael Ray do, which of course, she calls “Spanish Fish in a Sack.” (Okay, maybe you CAN dumb [...]
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Wayne’s Pizza
November 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Chicago, Italian, appetizers, cheese, food, fun, junkfood, mozzarella, mushrooms, pizza, restaurants, sauces, sides, spinach
About six months ago, I found out my cholesterol was slightly high. That was the wake-up call that I needed to lose the last fifteen pounds of pregnancy weight. Coming off Thanksgiving weekend (okay, week if I’m being honest), I’m back to eating big salads and righting myself again. But the week sure was fun [...]
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Acorn Squash
November 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Dad, food, leftovers, potatoes, quick, squash, value, vegetables, vegetarian
Dad used to make acorn squash now and again, and it was always like getting dessert for dinner. He slathered it with all kinds of butter, salt, cinammon, and a handful of brown sugar. Everyone got their own half to scoop out with a spoon.
Chris and I found some acorn squash at one of this [...]
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I! Have Made! Pasta! (Spinach Gnudi)
October 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Dad, Italian, cheese, florentine, food, leftovers, pasta, quick, spinach, vegetarian
I’ve already admitted to the whole universe, here on this blog, that I’m not the greatest Italian in the world because I don’t ALWAYS make my own sauce (that’s because that world that I live in? It’s the REAL one. Join me, there are babies here… Messy, but worth it!) Anyway, now I’ll tell you [...]
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Baba Ghanoush
October 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Middle Eastern, appetizers, beans, dips, eggplant, food, leftovers, quick, sides, tofu, value, vegetables, vegetarian
Baba ghanoush is an Arabic dip made from eggplant that I’m thinking most of us have had by now. Don’t worry if you can’t pronounce it. Just make it, and eat it.
I’ve purchased baba ghanoush in a can that was, believe it or not, fairly decent. But it is so inexpensive to make, like, a [...]
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Pizza Stone and Pizza on the Grill
September 23rd, 2009 · 6 Comments · BBQ, Italian, basil, breads, cheese, food, grill, mozzarella, mushrooms, pizza, quick, sauces, sausage, value
Lookie my new toys!
I’ve been messing with this all summer. I bought a pizza peel (the big paddle), and a large rectangular pizza stone on Amazon.com. I went by the ones with a high rating. I have been buying the whole wheat pizza dough from Trader Joe’s, and I’ve had a lot of success with [...]
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Swiss Pita Burger
July 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments · beef, breads, burgers, cheese, food, mushrooms, quick, sandwiches, soul food, turkey, value
If you put spinach on something, it’s “florentine,” and if you put mushrooms on a dish, it’s “swiss.” Those are the rules, I don’t make them. (This burger isn’t so much of an alternative burger, but I did put it on pita bread. So there’s your alternative.)
I sautéed and seasoned the mushrooms in the pan [...]
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Lamb and Feta Burger
July 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Greek, Indian, Middle Eastern, burgers, cheese, cookbooks, feta, food, lamb, sauces, spinach
Did I say I was doing these burger posts beginning July 4th? My, how time flies! Well, it might take me until next summer, but I’ll get the rest of these alternative burgers up. I’M BUSY. In fact, the dedicated reader will spot the backdrop in this next picture: the kitchen I moved out of [...]
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