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I didn't say how good the last salad was. It was good, but this was better. I did a few more substitutions, but overall I liked what was in this salad more. I had a beautiful, sweet tomato and a whole bunch of corn kernels. I'm addicted to sweet, I know, but it's funny that my … [Read more...] about Tortilla-Less TexiCali (Summer Salad Trial #2)

A friend said she was looking forward to some good summer salad recipes, so I spent a few days researching. I figured she was thinking the portable kind of salad you take to a picnic or a potluck. It is finally that kind of weather, and that season where picnic baskets are … [Read more...] about 3 summer salads – 1 mango miracle, one French dressed to impress, and one tortilla-less texicali

I have two very good magazines that I picked up randomly at grocery stores a long time ago in highschool. You know when you're waiting at the check-out and you see these beautiful pictures and you browse, but rarely buy. Magazines are not cookbooks, so the amount of quality you … [Read more...] about Best Recipes of 2010? Um, no (“Cooking Light”, How Far You’ve Fallen In My Eyes)

This was actually amazing. It was thick and creamy and surprisingly delicious. It was also incredibly good for me. All of these things together make for a perfect lunch. There are a grand total of 3 ingredients, whichy is all you need if your broth is good. Ingredients: 6 cups … [Read more...] about Potato and Red Swiss Chard Soup

Pizza Margherita - tomato sauce and arugula Pizza Frutto di Mare - tomato sauce and seafood Pizza Piccante alla Melanzane - spicy tomato sauce and eggplant I really do love pizza, but being lactose-intolerant kind of makes it suck. Sure, there are pizzas that don't involve … [Read more...] about Home-made Stuffed-Crust Pizza 3 Ways: Margherita, Frutto di Mare, Piccante alla Melanzane

I found butterfish! I spent a long time not even really knowing what butterfish was. I'd run into it from time to time at sushi restaurants, where it would either be amazing (silky and actually tasted like sublime butter) or not (usually still partially frozen, poorly sliced, … [Read more...] about Grilled Butterfish

This is what I did with my curry paste. Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbsp oil 2 tbsp red curry paste 2 lime leaves, fresh, torn into thirds (I only had dried, which didn't really bother me, but it probably made a difference. I, however, am none the wiser) Sauce: 5 tbsp water 2 tbsp fish … [Read more...] about Squid In A Spicy Sauce (Blamuek Phad Prik) from Wandee Young’s “Simply Thai Cooking”

I wanted to try a new squid recipe. This is apparently my new favourite thing, trying new squid recipes. So my mom sent me one from the Thai cookbook I got her for Christmas, Wandee Young's "Simply Thai Cooking". I didn't feel like emailing back to get Wandee's red curry paste … [Read more...] about Red Curry Paste

Compared to my last loaf of gluten-free bread, this one looks a little nicer, but it didn't have that banana bread crust on top, you know, the cracked roof, that's a sign that it's perfect. This one was a bit denser since it didn't rise quite as much, I was still pretty happy … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free Bread, Take 2