Telling food stories, one kitchen at a time
Hellooooo friends. And happy February. Happy Month of Looorrrvvveee. Do not roll your eyes at me. Do not slip me the middle finger. And don’t stick out your tongue. The Month of Looorrrvvveee is for everyone. Love yo’self. Love yo’ dog. And yo’ cat. Love your gal pals and your bros and your parents! And siblings, I suppose.
And maybe, most importantly, love Braised Tuscan Pork Chops with Pan-Fried String Beans.
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You know what would be great? If Sun-Dried Tomato and Olive Ricotta Scones were in a swimming pool. A scone pool! Like when you ate fast food as a kid and begged, “Mom, please let’s go inside so I can play just for a minute all I really wanna do is jump into that big pool of balls and almost drown with the rush of it.” And now, all I want to do is nearly drown in the rush of jumping into a big pool of Sun-Dried Tomato & Olive Ricotta Scones. I wouldn’t think twice about this, friends.
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↑↑↑ ♥♥♥ Wish I had emojis right now because I don’t think I have words for Mussels in Red Coconut Curry. Can we please hold hands, sit back together, and drool over this dish?
This has been in the making since December of 2014. Really, folks. I made Chilled Mango Red Curry Soup with Shrimp more than two years ago and I quote:
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Chipotles in adobo sauce, friends. That’s where it’s at. One-Pot Chipotle Sweet Potato Chili is super simple (you’re welcome), but then you take it up a notch with those chipotles. Eating it is giving me goosebumps and making my nose runny. I know that’s a really weird thing to say and may not sound at all desirable when we’re talking about food, but that heat – it goes down and spreads out and warms your body in the best way. Don’t fight it. And really, don’t fight it because it takes only 20 – that’s TWENTY(!) – minutes to make One-Pot Chipotle Sweet Potato Chili, so why not?!
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I’m not entirely sure I even like papaya. But I just ate a ridiculous amount of Shrimp and Green Papaya Salad.
I typed that first sentence about 6 hours ago and here I am eating another RIDICULOUS amount of this Green* Papaya Salad. It’s healthy though, so I’m okay, right? Literally. cannot. stop.
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How do you put the most incredible week of your life into words? How do you condense it into 20 pictures or less? I’m never at a loss for words — not when I’ve got my virtual pen to paper. But here I am…
I suppose I could start by writing about the food… Easy Thai Coconut Curry Noodles (Khao Soi) was one of our first meals on that side of the Pacific and easily one of my top two for the week. I craved it for the duration of our vacation, but was determined not to eat the same thing twice. Now that I’m home, I’m Americanizing and easifying it and adding it to the regular dinner rotation.
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I really honestly never thought I’d feel this way about a quinoa salad. But oh-my-dear Citrus Avocado Quinoa Salad with Honey Walnuts, will you marry me? I think you are beautiful and colorful. You are sweet and bright and rich. You’re crisp and creamy and juicy. You are simplistically complex in a nearly impossible way. You are a dish that I have only ever met in my dreams and yet, here you are….
Healthier Chicken Tikka Masala has the warmth and spice that will make your tongue do a happy dance. This recipe was lightened with nonfat Greek yogurt and still has spectacular flavor.
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Admittedly, it’s a little late to be talking about Christmas. But my family believes in celebrating Christmas until 12th Night. [Which just so happens to be a good excuse for leaving the tree up, kissing under the mistletoe, and blogging about Christmas food until January 6th.] So let me tell you about Cushing Christmas traditions and Healthier Chicken Tikka Masala….
