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It’s been a while since I’ve made a soup that requires this many ingredients! Hot and Sour Soup is usually served at Chinese restaurants as an appetisers, a little definitely goes a long way for me. This soup is best with a bread to dip in or another main dish like noodles. To make it [...]

This is another of my staple, quick recipes. I usually use a vine-ripened tomato because they’re sweeter. The cheapest (and fastest) way to get kalamata olives is in the deli section of stores like Safeway. They usually have them pre-pitted at the olive bar, so you can just fill a container with the exact amount you need [...]

I tried the carrot cupcakes recipe again. This time I used half the sugar. I really, really like these! Cook book: Everyday Food: Great Food Fast by Martha Stewart Living Magazine

This recipe looked oddly intriguing. I just skipped the ham / prosciutto and voilà it’s now vegetarian. I had never seen bocconcini before. Apparently, it’s an Italian soft cheese, but can be substituted for fresh mozzarella balls – found in the specialty cheese section in plastic containers filled with water and the cheese balls. Just [...]

I needed a quick side dish to put with my “gourmet” grilled cheese, so I tried the Snap Peas with Mint. This recipe takes about 10 minutes max. I bought the 1/2 pound pre-washed organic snap peas so it went even quicker. The mint gives it a really fresh and unexpected taste. Now the Mango [...]

My first new cook book disappointment arrived at Recipe #2. With great sadness, I have wasted a bunch of asparagus. I split the recipe in half, but there’s still a ton left and it wasn’t very good. I don’t like the consistency and texture of creamy soup, but it smells great. If I ever remake [...]

I tried the first recipe out of my new cook book Everyday Food: Great Food Fast today. I had to start with dessert, so carrot cup cakes it is! Wow, amazing recipe! What’s great about these is that you can have them iced (with cream cheese frosting) for a dessert or unfrosted for a breakfast [...]

After reviewing several new cookbooks this weekend, I decided on Everyday Food: Great Food Fastby Martha Stewart Living. Although it’s not a vegetarian (or vegan) cook book, the 1 picture per recipe quotient was very appealing. And the design is hands-down the best cookbook graphic design that I’ve seen (obviously, it’s coming from Martha Stewart [...]