Snack

Lemongrass Salad Bites

May 7, 2013
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I used to think sunsets and sunrises were overrated. To be fair I do still think sunrises can be a bit weak, sunsets though, sunsets deserve all the attention. Though the sun sets every single night, so many times there isn’t that magical spectrum of colors that you’re always hoping to see. Sometimes the sky [...]

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Lao Eggplant Dip – Jeow Mak Keua

April 4, 2013
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I’m breaking the chain of Thai themed recipes here to bring a Lao based dish today. D and I recently crossed the border into Laos and have been enjoying the sleepy country for the last few days. Things move slowly here. People are in no hurry, everywhere we go there is a relaxed vibe, and [...]

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Zucchini Fries for Secret Recipe Club

September 3, 2012
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For this month’s Secret Recipe Club I was assigned the Itzy’s Kitchen blog. Like me Erica started her blog as a way to share her recipes and over the years it has grown to be so much more. I had bookmarked a handful of recipes to try including the black bean soup and buffalo chicken chili but in the end went with zucchini fries. [...]

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Cracker Bites with Dip, Cucumbers and Cheese

August 10, 2012
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Sometimes instead of a full meal all I want is a platter of various snacks. Or maybe even just one delicious snack that I can have a lot of. Bite sized food is great because you always lose count as to how many you’ve had and leave the table thinking you didn’t eat as much [...]

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Julia Child’s Brandade á la Soissonaise (White Bean Dip) for #Sunday Supper #cookforjulia

August 5, 2012
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This is my first time participating in the Sunday Supper weekly group. I am always looking for new food blogger groups to join and when I heard the Sunday Supper group was all about Sunday family home cooked meals I happily joined. For my first week participating the theme was Julia Child recipes. I only [...]

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Vegan Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

August 4, 2012
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I love having home made pesto in the fridge. It’s perfect for all snacking occasions. When I come home from work starving, lacking even the energy to make it through cooking dinner, dipping a few crackers into pesto refuels me and holds me over until dinner. Or there are those nights when I plop down [...]

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Daring Bakers July 2012 – Sesame Seed Crackers and Pepper Jack Crackers

July 27, 2012
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This month’s Daring Bakers challenge was to make crackers – another first for me. The mandatory component was to make two different cracker recipes using two different methods. The three methods are handrolling, pasta rolling and icebox. I went with the handrolling and pasta rolling and prepared Sesame Seed crackers and Pepper Jack Crackers.

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Vegan Basil and Spinach Pesto

July 18, 2012
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Since I’ve titled my food blog Avocado Pesto I’m making it a new priority to share more pesto recipes on here. I make different kinds of pesto all the time – usually just tossing handful and dashes of ingredients into the food processor. This time though, with pen and pad in hand I was ready [...]

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Turkey Avocado Roll-Ups

July 4, 2012
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Happy 4th of July everyone! Now that I’m in the working world and no longer enjoying entire summers off the federal holidays really are appreciated. When I looked at the calendar and saw that this year the 4th fell on a Wednesday I was a tad disappointed – a day off in the middle of [...]

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Lemon Artichoke Hummus

April 20, 2012
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In college one of my roommates would make hummus and pesto all the time. And so when we all graduated and moved apart I dreamed of having my own food processor to be able to recreate such magical dips and spreads. When D bought me a food processor for my birthday these dreams could finally [...]

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