March 2011

The Weekend Dish: 3/5/2011

March 5, 2011 | 10 Comments | Email | Print
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This week was one of those uber rare weeks when I tackled just as many savory dishes as sweet ones, and I really enjoyed it! Admittedly (and not surprisingly), I am much more of a baker than a cook. I love toiling over an exquisite cheesecake, a complicated pastry or yeast recipe, but when 6pm [...]

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Moon Pies

March 4, 2011 | 85 Comments | Email | Print
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While I was doing some research for the jambalaya that I made earlier this week, I also came to find out that Moon Pies are a very traditional part of Mardi Gras. Having never been in New Orleans for the celebration, I had no idea. As it turns out, Moon Pies are typically thrown from [...]

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Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya

March 2, 2011 | 40 Comments | Email | Print
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Back at the beginning of January I shared some of my food goals that I had for myself this year. One of those goals is to be more adventurous when it comes to trying different regional cuisines that I’m not familiar with; whether that be international cuisine or regional American cuisine and whether out to [...]

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Fig, Date & Almond Granola Bars

March 1, 2011 | 66 Comments | Email | Print
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Back when I first got out of college and was pining my days away in a cubicle farm, I always hit that stereotypical 3pm brick wall at full speed. To be honest, I still start to drag in the middle of the afternoon but the effects are somewhat lessened when you’re not stuck in a [...]

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