Author: cia
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The original recipe came from Bon Appétit and the dressing required a couple of jalapeños. I bought some, but the clerk didn’t ring them up so they weren’t in my grocery bag when I got home. I had to improvise and I used chili oil instead. Ingredients:2 garlic cloves, choppedchili oilzest from 1/4 grapefruit1 tsp…
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I was intrigued with this roast chicken recipe from Tasty because the 450°F oven temperature was pretty high. Their goal was to make the skin crispy. I’ve always preferred a slow-cook and would always baste the chicken and flavor the inside with aromatics; I suppose those steps never really gave me crispy skin, but I’ve…
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Feel free to add cooked noodles to this dish before serving; no earlier though because the noodles will absorb all the broth. Ingredients: 4 cups chicken broth 1 14-ounce coconut milk 1/4 cup soy sauce a jigger of fish sauce 2 tbsps honey 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter 1/4 cup Thai red curry paste 2…
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I rarely watch food and travel shows because I dislike how I feel after—like I haven’t been anywhere at all, or eaten anything good ever. With the exceptions of the earlier Anthony Bourdain shows and David Chang’s Asian experience peppered in Ugly Delicious, most shows have the same formula and get boring after a while.…
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Post-yoga quick stir-fry dinner because I am so, so tired and sleepy. Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 1 pound chuck or rib steak, thinly sliced against the grain 1 small knob of ginger, peeled and sliced red pepper flakes 1 head broccoli, cut into small florets…
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What do you feed a boy who just biked 108 miles with an elevation gain of 6,421 feet? Ingredients: 2 pounds pork belly, skin on, in a single piece 2 tbsps vegetable oil 2 tbsps brown sugar 1/2 inch knob ginger, peeled and finely sliced 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced 2 scallions, white part only,…
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For July 4th, we had an awesome time at my friend’s farm in New Jersey. We had all our barbecue items ready until it started raining–the eggplants and corn didn’t make it to the grill. We ended up boiling the corns on the cob and put away the eggplants for later use. I then used…
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It’s World Cup time again and I made the bold choice of picking Colombia going all the way since neither the Netherlands and the United States made it. During the first stage when Colombia played Poland, I invited my Colombian neighbors to watch the match in my apartment. They brought their family and we ended…
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Thanks to Christopher Kimball’s free Milk Street recipes every Tuesday, I always get an idea of what I can make for dinner that week. Za’atar is a Mediterranean spice blend that a lot of people use to grill meats. I was craving that grilled flavor, but because I don’t own a grill and I don’t…
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I can’t seem to get rid of the carrots and celery in my fridge. As I get ready for my big trip to Paris and San Sebastian this year, I need to clear the fridge to avoid as much food waste as possible. What else can I do with carrots and celery besides mirepoix for…
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I can’t even begin to tell you how much citrus-flavored pancakes I’ve been eating in the last few months. It might be the long-awaited spring weather, but all I’ve been wanting is that tangy taste with my fluffy carbs. On Mother’s Day, I had an incredible pistachio almond cake that was also gluten-free; I couldn’t…
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What do you do when you have enough farm eggs to last you for a few weeks? You have 2 eggs for breakfast everyday of course, but you also have eggs for dinner. This tagine, d’jaj souiri, is different from your traditional Moroccan tagine because it has a more Spanish influence: the eggs like a…