Category: Lunch
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Braised Chickpea Chard Coconut Meal
Translated for Backpacking!Components: 1 c dehydrated braised chickpea chard coconut & couscous 1.5 c hot boiled water About 35 minutes sit time, stir after 20* Bored with your dehydrated backpacking meal rotation? This just in: braised coconut chickpea & spinach recipe from The Kitchn works out as a dehydrated camp meal! Completed my trial of it yesterday…
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Friendly Friday:
Fresh Flavors from Fit Foodie Finds’ Red Coconut Curry MeatballsWhen I saw fellow Minnesotan and food blogger Lee Hersch recently drop a coconut curry meatball photo on Instagram, I just had to try her recipe. Substitutions: All the chili paste I could find had fish sauce/shrimp contaminant in it, so I couldn’t have it in my house due to allergy. However, my roommate/partner/spouse brilliantly bought…
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Dog Sledding: Just Short of Magic
Alaskan Adventures Part 2This blog post is one of a multi-part series on Alaskan adventures near Fairbanks. In 2010 the Alaskan Malamute was named the official state dog of Alaska. Slate.com April 2012 One of many excellent recommendations per our VRBO hosts was to book with Just Short of Magic** for a sled dog ride (a.k.a. mushing), a little drive north of…
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What is that?! How to try a new vegetable
Novelty is the spice of life. Oh wait, that’s variety. Well, I like novelty.. Step 1: Walk inside a grocery store, bodega or your favorite market. Step 2: Spot a piece of produce that makes your brain itch with curiosity. In this case: this delightfully geometric vegetable next to the cauliflower.
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Chef Kyle Wisner’s Lunch Break Demo @the Book Larder
One overcast Monday morning, I ventured over to the Book Larder, a community cookbook store on Fremont Ave of Seattle. I’ve ridden past there many a time by bike and by bus, and always meant to go. Finally, I found time and managed to sign up for classes a few days ahead. Note: if you…
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Video Post: the World is Your Oyster!
Just Try One…The last stop coming back south from Bellingham was at Taylor Shellfish Farm. I was not fond of seafood as a kid, and growing up in the Land of 10,000 Lakes and no saltwater, who could blame me for only eating the fresh sunnies and walleye my parents would catch on a day off?
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One More Way to Keep
Your Home Cool in the Summer:
Quinoa, Cucumber, Tomato SaladDouble-feature bonus posts this week! My offering to you, Dear Reader, for being a faithful audience. Enjoy! A few years ago, I found myself buying one of those cup-salads from Whole Foods a lot in the summer. I liked it so much I figured I should start making it, so I can (a)get it without…
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Kelp Noodle Japchae – Low Carb Noodle-mania!
Okay folks, I admit, I’ve been a little distracted by the glorious Pacific Northwest summer, traipsing about in the mountains. Between that, work, and other personal projects, feeding the Internet Blog Machine has gotten a little backlogged. So without further ado, here’s one more.. Quite some time ago, I went to school in the…