April 2010
7 posts
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Mushroom Spinach Omelette with Roasted Grape...
I’m been going through some grown pains lately. I have just a handful of days left in college and the feeling is a little bittersweet. I’m more than excited to be graduating and on to the next phase of my life (I would be more excited if the economy wasn’t in such an apocalyptic state) but I have to say I will miss the frenzied feeling of a busy college day and the brilliant...
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Homemade Kettle Corn
My mom and I have a tradition (read: addiction) of making homemade popcorn with our old school popper and trying out a variety of different toppings. Some of the best additions to freshly popped kernels are nutritional yeast or a few shakes of garam masala.
But every once in a while the notion of buttery-sweet clusters of popcorn far surpass my self-control and a batch of homemade kettle corn...
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Waffle Breakfast
I recently hijacked a waffle iron from my father’s house and have been waiting for the perfect cloudy morning to try my hand at making some gluten-free waffles. I also had an absurd amount of strawberries which always make good waffle-toppers.
Once again I used the trusty Pamela’s Baking Mix and they came out great. I always put creamy natural peanut butter with maple syrup on my...
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Leek Spinach Fritters with Garlic Aioli
For the past few months, I’ve been working with this amazing non-profit organization called Oakland Food Connection. It’s an organization in East Oakland that is trying to transform the way that youth and community members think about food by teaching them practical skills like gardening and cooking. The ultimate goal is to help curb some of the endemic health problems that a lot of...
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Strawberry Shortcake
On Friday, while perusing the bustling aisles of the Downtown Oakland Farmers’ Market and enjoying some spring sunshine, a glorious realization hit me…it’s STRAWBERRY SEASON! Everywhere I went, the juicy sweet smell of strawberries followed. When I found a vendor selling half-boxes for just $5, I salivated over the hundreds of shiny red berries in front of me before a settled on...
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Cake or Pie?
If you’ve ever argued the age-old question of which is better—cake or pie—then I have just the contest for you.
Jezebel.com has been running a cake/pie bracket in place of March Madness. It’s down to the final vote between Red Velvet Cake and Cheesecake.
Personally, I would take a piece of both…and probably just about every other cake/pie in this bracket.
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Chocolate Covered Macaroons
Ok, I swear I will start posting food that isn’t just dessert sometime soon. But until that day comes, here are some tasty Chocolate Covered Macaroons from Grand Bakery in Oakland, a well-known kosher bakery in the East Bay. I’ve never had a macaroon before but I’m pretty sure it will be a new obsession from now on. I love the hard shell from the chocolate and the densely...
