Naan pizza. I got an air fryer!
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Showing posts with label other entrees. Show all posts
September 6, 2022
July 12, 2018
nurture from the inside out #NatureMadePrenatalDHA
YumThis shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NatureMadePrenatalDHA #CollectiveBias
I've always tried to be conscious about what I eat (except for a phase in college...), but I became very serious about my diet when I got pregnant.
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May 8, 2018
eat your greens
YumKale and ricotta stuffed shells. I'm thrilled to report that my daughter is eating pretty adventurously, especially considering that her mother is a pretty picky eater.
September 26, 2017
May 2, 2017
February 9, 2017
cooked hands
YumBaked manicotti. I'm not a pasta lover.
However, when it's a component of something that's about 75% cheese, I can bear it.
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August 23, 2016
involuntary involtini
YumOn a whim, I bought an eggplant. I didn't have a plan for it, but when I came across a recipe for eggplant involtini, the metaphorical light bulb came on.
February 12, 2016
December 15, 2015
August 17, 2015
krim reaper
YumEven though I haven't been what would be considered a bona fide scientist for several years, I don't think I'll ever stop overanalyzing problems and running experiments to prove or disprove a hypothesis. The setting and equipment (and necessary degree of precision) are just a little bit different than they were in my school days.
June 24, 2015
caprese crazy
YumThe chef at one of my previous places of employment couldn't properly pronounce "caprese" if his life depended on it. Fortunately, that didn't stop him from having the best knack for perfectly combining flavors of anyone I've ever met.
May 26, 2015
frittayta, frittahta
YumFrittata is one of those words that always requires me to use my brain to spell. Focaccia is another one. I'm never quite sure if the double letters come first or last.
April 2, 2015
pizza...for breakfast...for dinner
YumAs I've gotten older and the number of my responsibilities has exploded grown, I've come to appreciate some things at which I used to turn up my nose. High on that list is takeout (or, even better, delivery) pizza.
November 8, 2014
looks aren't everything
YumHummus is not picture-friendly. Black bean hummus is, apparently, downright ugly.
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| Yikes. |
April 22, 2014
August 16, 2013
crunch fitness
YumWhen did granola become the go-to snack for hikers and the like? I'm not sure, but as far as I'm concerned, that's just a marker of good sense and good taste.
August 2, 2013
it's bean too long
YumI haven't posted a soup recipe since 2009. Dang. It's not because I'm not making and eating them, I think it's more to do with the fact that they're a)not extremely photogenic, and b)rarely the result of an actual recordable recipe.
April 5, 2013
the staff of life
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Every culture has a form of bread to its credit--tortillas, naan, pitas, frybread, injera, lavash, and on and on it goes. In truth, I haven't encountered a single one that I wouldn't eat again.
February 18, 2013
savor the savory
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I think those dainty little paper-thin pancakes known as crepes (craps, crehpes, or craypes, depending on where you're located at the time) can be kind of intimidating to make, but I definitely feel very sophisticated when I order them at a restaurant.
March 28, 2012
ave avocado
YumI've really been enjoying avocados lately. Sure, I'll occasionally get one that's a MAJOR dud and fills my mouth with the flavor of moldy cheese smeared on a rotting deer carcass, but usually, they make for a fantastic dining experience.
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| I feel like I should add in some tomatoes or roasted red peppers for a little color, no? Presentation FAIL. |
When you get a good one, the flavor is subtly pleasant and the texture is creamy but a bit firm. When I find one like that, I like to eat it as simply as it comes, with just a sprinkle of salt and pepper. I also like them atop southwestern-themed salads and shmushed into guacamole. One of my favorite creations of late is a breakfast burrito involving cheese, eggs, avocados, and pesto. It's a salty, nutty extravaganza.
What's your favorite way to eat these green gems? Do they make a paint the color of avocados? If so, are any of your walls adorned with it? Finally, have you ever purchased a large and seemingly meaty avocado only to find upon opening it that it's 85% pit?
CAPE Burrito
Pesto:
2 cups packed fresh basil leaves
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup pine nuts
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
salt and black pepper
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
3 eggs
1/2 avocado, diced
2-4 slices of pepper jack cheese
1 large tortilla
First, make your pesto: Combine the basil, garlic, and pine nuts in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Add 1/2 cup of the oil and process until fully incorporated and smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Add all the remaining oil and pulse until smooth. Transfer the pesto to a large serving bowl and mix in the cheese.
Next, fire up a small saucepan and melt some butter in it. Add the eggs, then season and scramble them to your preferred degree of doneness. Add the cheese and stir it around until it melts. Remove from heat. Slather the pesto down the middle of the tortilla and then top that with the diced avocado. Dump on your cheesy egg mixture, and then roll it up tightly. Set the burrito, seam side down onto the hopefully still-hot saucepan to seal it up. Cut it in half and devour!
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