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Food Pr0n: Potato and Radicchio Flatbread

December 16, 2009

Food Pr0n: Potato and Radicchio Flatbread

I keep reminding myself that packing then moving across the country in a U-Haul through the midwest in the dead of winter would cause anyone anxiety. This is mainly the reason that I haven’t had much time to cook lately, and I miss it. So, in the midst of all of this chaos, I chose to make my own pizza dough and create this lovely flatbread. Procrastination is a skill, folks, you have to work hard to get it right.

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Food Pr0n: Buttered Leeks and Radishes

December 6, 2009

Food Pr0n: Buttered Leeks and Radishes

In my attempt to eat more seasonally, I am encountering produce that I don’t normally prepare. Leeks fall into that category. This recipe combines leeks with another veggie that often confounds me, the radish. I know what you’re thinking: since when is butter healthy? Fear not the sat fat, the recipe only calls for a tablespoon for 4 servings.

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Quick and Cheap Dinner: Butternut Squash Pita Pizza

November 29, 2009

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Butternut Squash Pita Pizza

I saw this recipe for a butternut squash pizza on Real Simple and knew I could make it real simpler. Instead of using the refrigerated dough the recipe calls for, I turn to my quickie standby for mini pizzas: the pita.

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Food Pr0n: Tangy Roasted Brussels Sprouts

November 28, 2009

Food Pr0n: Tangy Roasted Brussels Sprouts

I love Brussels sprouts steamed with a little salt and butter, but I can see how they are an acquired taste for many. This recipe is like a subdued yet tangy sauerkraut flecked with pungent little caraway seeds. The scent that wafts from the oven reminds me of a Jewish deli.

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Quick and Cheap Dinner: Creamy Lemon Pasta

November 16, 2009

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Creamy Lemon Pasta

I love healthy pasta recipes. They are usually quick to prepare, filling, and they make great leftovers. I’m always on the hunt for a new veggie combo or a simple and tasty sauce to dress a pasta. Lucky me, this recipe has both.

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Quick and Cheap Dinner: Balsamic Lentil Stew

November 4, 2009

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Balsamic Lentil Stew

The temperature has dipped below 85 degrees, and that can only mean one thing in Houston: Fall has arrived. I know what you northerners are thinking, and you are probably right. Sixty-five degrees is hardly bundle-up weather, but in Houston it can still elicit the desire for wool socks and bowls of thick and steaming autumn stews.

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Food Pr0n: Mediterranean Olive Bread

November 1, 2009

Food Pr0n: Mediterranean Olive Bread

In spite of my initial failures, I’ve had one vegan baking success this weekend. This aromatic quick bread caught my eye while flipping through The Joy of Vegan Baking because it looked foolproof. What can I say, my ego took a beating and I needed a sure thing.

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Vegan Quiche FAIL = Vegan Scramble WIN

October 31, 2009

Vegan Quiche FAIL = Vegan Scramble WIN

Earlier this week I had the Tofu Quiche Salad from Field of Greens, and ever since I’ve been hankering for mini tofu quiches. I may not have succeeded with making quiches, but the tofu scramble that resulted was dee-licious!

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Quick and Cheap Dinner: Garden Pita Pizza

October 29, 2009

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Garden Pita Pizza

When I’ve had a particularly exhausting day and would rather jump out a third story window than cook, I turn to the pita pizza. Not only are they quick, but pita pizzas are a great way to use up the odds and ends leftover in your fridge. Any cheapskate knows that wasting food is a big money sink.

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Quinoa Qurispies: An Easy Way To Get More Iron

October 14, 2009

Good Gods, no matter how I try it’s always a struggle to get my RDA, and I’m taking a supplement that provides 50%! But I’m not giving up. My list of iron-rich foods is growing daily, as is my roster of simple recipes. Which leads me to Quinoa Quripsies.

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