NOVEMBER 2, 2010 12:32AM

Pumpkin and Kale Pasta

I was going to enter the Kitchen Challenge...but I got lazy. I had my wisdom tooth pulled on Friday so I don't feel particularly chipper. The first thing that I made that Friday was the pumpkin and kale pasta because I really wanted to chew on something rather than the liquid… Read full post »

I've had a bagel obsession for quite sometime (although it's less severe than my french fry obsession). Every morning, I always get a scooped out everything bagel stuffed with cream cheese. It probably sounds gross. I figured if I did this, I could commit other culinary atrocities such as...THE BAGEL… Read full post »

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MAY 10, 2010 3:40PM

The Gender Debate [in the Professional Kitchen]

Amanda Cohen wrote a rant on Dirt Candy's website about how the James Beard awards consisted of mainly male winners and nominees:

"I’ve been wondering about this for a long time, and I’ve never said anything before, but recently what I suspected was finally confirmed: women can’t c

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I've spent most of my life in Minnesota.

Minnesota Farm Land

Five things are often brought up when I tell people where I grew up and where I'm from: 

  1. Al Franken
  2. Accents (especially since Sarah Palin sounds like us, yah you betcha!) 
  3. Farmland
  4. Jesse Ventura (I still remember the "My governor can be
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FEBRUARY 14, 2010 8:28PM

A Lil' Sweet and A Lil' Hot

Have you ever had aleppo pepper? It's a smokey Syrian chili pepper with a slight kick. It's a weird story about how I came across these pepper. The only peppers I've heard of before I met my boyfriend was black pepper. I bake a lot, but I'm a hopeless cook. Baking… Read full post »

FEBRUARY 6, 2010 6:30PM

On the subject of burger cookies...

Dad:  It's a burger cookie not Cookie Burger.
Me: COOKIE BURGER. Why is it that way and not the other way around?
 
Or does father know best?  Read full post »
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FEBRUARY 6, 2010 6:19PM

The Girl Scout Cookie Burger

Inspired by the Girl Scout Thin Mints, Trefoils, and Lemonade cookies, I introduce to you, the GIRL SCOUT COOKIE BURGER.  This is for the Salon Kitchen Challenge...

This recipe makes over a dozen cookie burgers with some burger patty leftover.

Burger Patty (Thin Mints, revised from Bon ARead full post »

JANUARY 29, 2010 4:27PM

A Food Adventure

I had a lot of fun last week eating at different places and taking pictures for Layne at Taxi Gourmet. The concept behind Taxi Gourmet, is that she gets into a cab and asks the cab driver to take her to their favorite places to eat! There are a ton… Read full post »