Category: Edibles
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On the Food Trail: Cake Salé
Long time no see! Okay, onward. I thought I’d give you a glimpse of my crazy food brain. I was relaying some of this to Justin, and he was interested to see the path of my food thoughts. I’ve gone through this with Caramel Slice and Numasan. Today’s case in point: Cake Salé. WARNING: This […]
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Crapton of veggies.
So I really like this post on Zen Habits about a simple health plan. There are two guidelines: Eat a crapton of vegetables. Do something active and fun every day. It’s really that simple, isn’t it? If you eat tons of veggies before you eat anything else, you’re pretty much guaranteed to crowd out all […]
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Kringel
So I made this Estonian kringel, and it was pretty fantastic. The dough is pretty stiff, and I had to add a bit more milk to make it come together, but once it rose and baked, it was kind of pastry-like and delicious. Actually, it reminded me of a Mexican pan dulce – kind of […]
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Food Trend: Caramel Slice
So this trend isn’t a new one – any Aussie should recognize the Caramel Slice. Here in the U.S., this might be labeled a bar cookie – like a brownie or a lemon bar – but in Australia and New Zealand, they’re referred to as slices. I don’t remember where I first heard of slices, but I was […]
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Food Trend: Numa San
I tend to notice food trends in the instagram/blog world, and they’re always so fascinating to me. I’ve started researching and testing and eating, and I decided to share my findings here. The first trend I’ve focused on is numa san, a “fat sandwich.” You can find it on instagram and such under the tag […]
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The Great Pantry Challenge of 2014
It’s so wonderful having talented friends. My friend Logan, who was cool enough to go to culinary school in Italy, can make a three course meal out of leftovers. Seriously. So we have all this food in our pantry/fridge/freezer, leftover from parties, chef supplies, ambitious farmers’ market trips, etc. I was a bit overwhelmed with […]
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On Opportunity and Sweetness
So. A few weeks back, I got an email from Felipe, who works with none other than THE Francois Payard. They are testing out a new concept called MakeCarons – pre-baked macaron shells shipped to your door, ready to be filled with the filling of your choice. I was lucky enough to be offered a […]
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Oh, Nigel Slater.
A can of sardines, drained of their oil and dusted lightly in flour. Fried in a little fresh oil (the other stuff is way too fishy) for two minutes, then slapped between two pieces of bread spread with mayonnaise, with thickly sliced cucumber. (aka lunch tomorrow)
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Life in photos
I got a new phone! Well, my old phone was broken, and the little power button wouldn’t work, and also it wouldn’t hold a charge for very long, and hey! I got a new phone! And it comes with this nifty 8-megapixel camera, which makes me happy. I haven’t been lugging around my dSLR lately, […]