Author: strejde
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A quick pick-me-up
Tiramisu is an Italian dessert that is traditionally light and airy, made of ladyfingers or sponge cake dipped in a mixture of coffee and marsala wine, then layered with creamy mascarpone cheese and grated chocolate. Tiramisu literally means “pick-me-up”, and it’s one of Justin’s favorite desserts. I decided to make an easy, Americanized version at…
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Mmmmmmanicotti…
I’d say aside from chocolate, one of may favorite foods is pasta. Any kind of pasta. I usually make penne or angel hair, spaghetti or rigatoni. I rarely make stuffed pastas because they seem like so much work. I decided to try this manicotti, though, not because it seemed easier (you don’t have to boil…
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My favorite place
Today I spent a few hours at the library. I love that place. Rows upon rows of cookbooks. Books about journaling and books about food. Books about sewing and yoga and cats. I have yet to see most of the books in that place, and I’m glad, because it means years of library-loving to come.…
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Craftiness
Last night Justin and I made a door for our bedroom. Kind of. I think at one point there was a door there, but sometime before our arrival here, it was removed. We kind of like not having a door to deal with, as we really need the wall space in our tiny apartment. But…
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Sloppy Joes, sloppy, sloppy joes
This week has been comfort food week here at the Esquivel home. We’ve had taco salad, spaghetti with marinara sauce, and last night, sloppy joes. These sandwiches are a far-cry from those mystery-meatwiches we ate in elementary school. The sauce is all homemade, with a deep, rich flavor from the sun-dried tomatoes. We gobbled the…