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Recipe and Post originally featured on The Post Social A trip to New York City always results in new culinary inspirations for me. My recent one was no different, except that the trip to Smorgasburg meant that my list of … Continue reading
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Recipe and Post originally featured on The Post Social Blueberry season is reaching its peak in the next few weeks. Eastern Market in Washington, DC already has some incredible ones from local farms in the region. It’s been easy to … Continue reading
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Recipe and Post originally featured on Minted Magazine blog With so many fresh vegetables coming into season and gracing the booths at farmer’s markets, it’s hard to ignore all the wonderful ways you can eat them. I’ve decided to call … Continue reading
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Recipe and post originally featured on The Post Social I’m not sure what it is with me and whiskey. Maybe it’s the best way to reminisce about my time in Ireland, the late nights at the pub when impromptu music … Continue reading
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Originally featured on Minted Magazine blog Saffron is indulgent. The tiny threads are hand-picked from the saffron crocus flower, and somehow the spice manages to elevate any ordinary simple meal – like risotto – to a new level. I love … Continue reading
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Every pub I went to during my time in Ireland served brown bread. I ate it with every bowl of soup I had, dunking the bread in to soak up all the deliciousness. For years I searched for a recipe, … Continue reading
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Last July 4th, I found myself in a city I did not know, wandering the streets alone. Being a holiday, most of the shops and restaurants in Seattle were closed, but the Pike Place Market was in full swing. I … Continue reading
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Tuscan White Bean Soup 1 package Rancho Gordo Yellow Eye Beans 2-3 Roma tomatoes 1 shallot (or small onion) garlic, chopped spinach (or kale) 2 vegetable bouillon cubes (The Organic Gourmet is the brand I use) (other spices you want) … Continue reading
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I’d been promising a friend for months that I would send him a care package. When he mentioned he had never had shortbread, I decided that would be the treat. Well, that and some classic chocolate chip cookies, because you … Continue reading
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I’ve been eating vegan gluten-free lately. It’s a challenge to myself, a way of exploring a different lifestyle, an encouragement to be creative in the kitchen. This is one of my recent dinners, an unplanned dish that was thrown together … Continue reading
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I mentioned to a few friends that I’d fallen head over heels for the lentil vegetable soup I recently made. I was eating it greedily at work, in amazement that something so incredibly simple could be so delicious. In the … Continue reading
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I’d like to tell you that I’m finally getting settled in my new home and at work, but with the holiday season coming on strong, I’m afraid I’m barely managing to tread water. That doesn’t, however, stop me from baking. … Continue reading