Bay Area Organic Produce Delivery!

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Today, I received my first delivery from Farm Fresh To You (FFTY). FFTY is a local organic family farm delivering fruits and vegetables direct to your door. For $29 (which includes delivery), I signed up for the ‘regular’ box which contains mostly vegetables with a bit of fruit. They provide many options and are flexible [...]

Braised Pork Chops & Granny Smith Apples

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I rummaged around in my freezer to see what sort of meat might be lurking in the chilly bin. I found a package of pork chops which I don’t remember buying recently, which meant it was time to use them up. Normally, I fry pork chops with a few spices or fresh herbs but wanted [...]

My school lunch menu, my culinary heritage

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I’m in a strange mood today, completely overwhelmed by nostalgia. I blame it on Classmates.com which sent me an email this morning to alert me someone had signed my guestbook. I rarely use the site but was intrigued to see if there was any new information from my former high school classmates. One thing led [...]

Tuesday Night Tarragon Bean Mash

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My vegetable supply is dwindling down in anticipation of my Friday product delivery so I didn’t have much to work with tonight. I wanted something healthy and without much salt, but packed with flavor. After a scan through the pantry, my mind kept going back to two cans of beans. I walked around the house [...]

Banana and Orange Muffins

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Last month, I entered the Taste & Create food blog event which pairs two food bloggers who must each make a recipe from the other’s site. Unfortunately, my partner didn’t follow through so it was a little disappointing and not nearly as exciting as I’d hoped. Regardless, I was able to look through all of [...]

Almond Crescent Cookies Recipe

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It feels like years since I’ve blogged or even read a blog … in reality it’s been just over a week. My work-life collided with real-life and I had to put writing on hold. We rarely order take-out food and this week we ordered take-out food two nights in a row! Fortunately, I’m back at [...]

Empanadas with Beef Picadillo

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Last night, dinner wasn’t planned and in all honesty I anticipated reheating leftover pasta. As I finished up my work day, a StumbleUpon friend from Uruguay twittered that he had just eaten spicy empanadas. My stomach grumbled as my eyes lit up. I pinged him for more information. He pointed me to a recipe and [...]