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Grilled Zucchini with Sauce

November 5, 2012
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As D mentioned in the monthly traffic and income update I recently completed my first ever cooking class here in China. So bear with me while I organize all the photos and recipes, but don’t you worry, I have some delicious Chinese recipes coming soon to the blog! Until then though, it’s grilled zucchini. In [...]

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Sesame Shrimp Stir Fry

October 6, 2012
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I’m always looking for a good home made stir fry sauce. You can always take the shortcut and buy a bottled or packaged sauce but where’s the sense of culinary adventure in that? Sometimes I just add a splash of soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin or rice vinegar etc, but it doesn’t give you that [...]

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Mushroom Saute

October 2, 2012
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Mushrooms are delicious. Though not my favorite vegetable they rank pretty high up there and as much as I love them grilled on vegetable kebabs during the non-summer months I have to find a different way to make use of them. And so it’s a good thing my mom came up with this awesome and [...]

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Quinoa with Pesto Tomatoes and Corn

September 28, 2012
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To switch it up a little bit from the few Asian themed recipes I posted recently today I’m sharing a quinoa recipe. I fell in love with quinoa earlier this year and used to cook it at least once a week. It will definitely be one of the foods I will miss while I’m frolicking around Asia [...]

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Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes, Cucumber and Alfalfa Sprouts

September 9, 2012
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It’s been a few days since I last posted a recipe but I promise I’ve got a good excuse. This past Friday was a big day for me. It was my last day of work in Washington DC and the day D and I moved out of our apartment. Yep we are officially no longer [...]

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Quinoa with Eggplant and Roasted Red Peppers

August 21, 2012
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How is it August 21st already? Where has the time gone? How is it possible that I’m turning 24 in only a few days!?!?! When I was younger I used to think that when you turned a certain age you just started to feel that age (or how I  thought you should feel at that [...]

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Daring Cooks August 2012 – Polenta with Roasted Vegetables and Feta

August 14, 2012
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How is it August already? Where does the time go, and why has it started speeding up and flying by? I feel like it was just memorial day, and now labor day is already right around the corner. Well I really can’t even recall what I’ve been doing with all my free time this summer, [...]

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Toasted Quinoa with Mushrooms and Asian Flavors

August 8, 2012
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This quinoa with mushrooms and asian flavors has quickly become one of my new favorite recipes. My relationship with quinoa got off to a rocky start last year but once I gave it another chance and cooked it correctly I was hooked. High in protein and gluten free, quinoa is way healthier than white rice/pasta [...]

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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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Baked Squash and Pesto Gratin

July 30, 2012
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Last Thursday I received my third From the Farmer DC Delivery. They always deliver the baskets between 4 and 7am so I giddily wake up for work, rush to the front door and unpack the basket of goodies, all excited to see what fresh fruits and veggies are in store for me. Kind of like a child [...]

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