Tag: chicken
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Need an Easy Dinner Next Monday?
Food-related blog news.Dear Reader, I am sharing a bit of exciting news — as of today, my good friend Sarah Yee and I are starting a little food business! As you all know, we both love to cook. Now, we’ll be channeling this passion and skills into cooking for our community through Josephine. What’s Josephine? Josephine is…
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I tried this meal kit and it did not change my world view
Happy Friendly Friday, Folks! It’s Fall, and the start of a new school year for many. What do you do to keep everyone fed and full of healthy energy to get things done? I explore one option here, with ready-to-cook meals from Amazon.
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The Tapas of Al Andalus in Spain
A guest post by Karl: Besides the amazing architecture of Al Andalus (the name of southern Spain during the times of the Islamic rule from ~700 – 1492, the area now known as Andalusia), the area is also known for tapas. Tapas are generally served in most bars and restaurants. Some only serve tapas, and…
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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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Pro-Tip Tuesday: Slicing Meat to be Neat
Set something out in the fridge to defrost and it’s not done by the time you need to cook dinner? Perfect! Slice it that way, you’ll get neater pieces anyway. Check it out: I think the folks most practiced in this must be Mongolian grill owners, did you ever notice how neatly their meat is…
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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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Seoul Revisited – Guest Blog from K on Chizza
On Jan 28, 2016, at 7:51 AM, Kristoffer Jonson (email redacted) wrote: My 2pm KFC excursion ended up being my lunch and dinner. Chizza brought me there but there was so much to experience. Apparently it was a great time to come to Seoul because they are discontinuing the Chizza. It was 38% off but…
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Wild Rice Soup
Dear Reader, I staged another upo squash battle, so stay tuned for another installment of the upo trials soon. But for now… Here’s a first for the blog: a recipe trial based off a magnet! Specifically this one, which I bought from my home state long ago and always meant to use. With Autumn in full swing,…
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Upo trials – Part 2!
Upo two ways, a guest post by TriciaA guest post from my friend Tricia! Y’all get a two-fer today, enjoy! -Y_______. Upo, Two Ways When I read about Yiling’s upo bounty, I was excited to take one on for myself. I love all vegetables and love to think up creative ways to cook them. Reading more about the squash, one recipe quickly…
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Chicken Adobo
I looked in the fridge, and all we had were drumsticks, an onion, and a bag of frozen pineapple. I had just a little extra time before my spouse would arrive home from his 20 mile bike ride, so, seized with a mild feeling of inspiration, I took a shot at this classic filipino dish…