Posted: February 10th, 2012 | Author: Jennifer | Filed under: fooooood, What I Ate | No Comments »
Baked Eggs in An Avocado
It’s funny how you find things these days. I found this recipe on Lifehacker through someone else’s Facebook account. They were showing me something on their phone and I was like “what is that?” Now everyone knows I am crazy for avocadoes – but baking them? How crazy town.
So of course I had to give it a shot. Does this eve count as a recipe? It’s super easy – and incredibly satisfying. I didn’t know how long to leave in the oven for so I ended up overdoing it a bit. But I ate it anyways and I was so darned happy about the whole thing. Baked avocadoes! Who knew? I love easy delicious breakfast food and this is that exactly. So go do it.
Food Links
The Savory
Warm vegetable curry [ Food 52 ]
White bean kale soup [ Made By Girl ]
Baked asparagus fries [ Spoon Fork Bacon ]
Roasted tomato soup [ Sprouted Kitchen ]
Batteref fried chickpeas [ Oh She Glows ]
The Sweet
Red velvet hot chocolate [ A Beautiful Mess ]
Daniel’s Belgian waffle recipe [ Hindsvik at Home ]
Vegan cocoa coconut banana bread [ Everybody Likes Sandwiches ]
Mounds brownies [ In Katrina's Kitchen ]
Mini Snickers caramel cheesecakes [ Six Sister's Stuff ]
Bon appetit!
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012 | Author: Jennifer | Filed under: fooooood, What I Ate | Tags: food, recipes, soup, what i ate | Comments Off
Better Than Chicken Soup
When I’m at work all day, I sometimes find it very difficult to think of something to make for dinner – which is why I have a whole slew of recipe apps on my phone. If I can look up a recipe and figure out what ingredients to pick up on the way home, it makes the whole process so much easier. (But no one is perfect – I confess I ate a banana for “dinner” a few weeks ago.) One app I’ve grown to appreciate is the Whole Foods app. I can easily sort it into recipes that suit and put in what I am looking to use. In this case it was kale – which is how I came to find this excellent soup recipe.
And I know I say it all the time, but I really am all about easy and quick. And here is a soup that doesn’t require hours of prep and simmering. It came together super quickly (although I did let it simmer for longer than the specified 5 minutes – more like 15). I also admit I was a little apprehensive about the shitake mushrooms – mushrooms in a soup? But it was fantastic – deliciously gingery and garlicky and good. And the mushrooms are hearty enough not to turn to mush. I’m not sick but I felt it did me a world of good anyways. It’s the perfect meal to slurp up on a cold February night.
Food Links – Super Bowl Edition
A sampling of the yummy things from across the web that caught my eye this week:
I don’t watch football. At all. Ever. But hearing all about Superbowl for weeks on end gets me excited about food! I usually eat pretty healthy most of the time but who doesn’t enjoy a little grease and extra sugar once in a while? Enjoy!
The Savory
Beer cheddar dip [ The Kitchn ]
Jalapeno popper dip [ Big Red Kitchen ]
Deep fried macaroni cheese bites [ Doughmesstic ]
Soft pretzel bites [ Baked by Rachel ]
Baked potato chips with creamy avocado dip [ Babble ]
The Sweet
Deep fried Elvis raviolis [ Spoon Fork Bacon ]
Potato chip cookies [ Smitten Kitchen ]
Chocolate covered potato chips [ Because I'm Addicted ]
White chocolate confetti popcorn [ The Glitter Guide ]
Margarita cupcakes [ Recipe Girl ]
Bon appetit!
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Posted: January 27th, 2012 | Author: Jennifer | Filed under: DIY, Entertaining, fooooood, House Tours, The Travel Bug | Tags: diy, entertaining, fashion, house tours, travel, weekend links | Comments Off
House Tours
Kelly Wearstler in Malibu [ From Me to You ]
Amazing house in the Catskills [ DesignSponge ]
Danish flat with pastels [ La Maison d'Anna G ]
House S in Vienna [ Contemporist ]
House R in Israel [ Freshome ]
DIY & Projects
Industrial mod desk [ Remodelista ]
Stencil pillow [ Wit and Whistle ]
Recycled paper basket [ DesignSponge ]
Matchstick candles [ Poppytalk ]
Gold lampshades [ Kara Paslay ]
Fashion & Beauty
Neon clutch [ Because I'm Addicted ]
Chalk your hair [ The Beauty Department ]
Geometric necklace [ Oh The Lovely Things ]
Peter pan collar [ A Beautiful Mess ]
Colorblock tees [ Uber Chic for Cheap ]
Hotels & Travel
25 hours Hotel HafenCity, Hamburg [ Contemporist ]
Jade Mountain, St. Lucia [ The Luxury Spot ]
La Maison, Paris [ Remodelista ]
Palm Springs [ Poppytalk ]
Miraval, Tucson [ Well and Good NYC ]
Entertaining & Parties
30th birthday brunch [ The Lovely Cupboard ]
Gluten free party snacks [ The Kitchn ]
Mini crepe paper flowers [ Oh Happy Day ]
Easy entertaining with a baked potato bar [ Cup of Jo ]
Gilded thank you cards [ Camille Styles ]
Miscellany
Karim Rashid for Bo Concept [ Contemporist ]
Recycled felt storage baskets [ DesignSponge ]
How to give compliments [ Style United ]
Pantry basics [ The Pioneer Woman ]
Pretty decanters [ DesignSponge ]
I have another busy weekend coming up and I am quite excited for it! I am also going to try to carve out some time to work on some DIYs – and maybe even go for a run. Eeep! Whatever you happen to be up to, I hope it’s turns out great.
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Posted: January 27th, 2012 | Author: Jennifer | Filed under: fooooood, What I Ate | Tags: cookies, recipes, what i ate | Comments Off
Crispy Salted Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies
It’s been a while since I’ve baked anything. I’ll admit – I kind of overdid it with the baking at Christmas. And I still haven’t figured out my stove entirely. It seems too hot sometimes and not hot enough at other times. But I decided it was more than time to saunter back in there and pick up the spatula. I was craving something oatmeal-y and chewy but something a little out of the ordinary. I found this recipe by
Smitten Kitchen somewhere in my internet travels and I knew it was the one.
I love a recipe like this. The sea salt elevates it and makes the whole cookie seem sophisticated somehow. But it’s actually about as easy as the chocolate chip cookies that I normally make. And the results? Perfect. Well almost perfect. Truthfully I went a little too easy on the sea salt but I’ll try not to shy away from that next time. Still they were almost exactly what I wanted. Delish.
Food Links
A sampling of the yummy things from across the web that caught my eye this week:
The Savory
General Tso’s tempeh [ Hobby And More ]
Roasted eggplant salad with smoked almonds and goat cheese [ The Kitchn ]
Three cheese pizza [ Sacramento Street ]
Dolsot bimbimbap with vegetables and tofu [ The Kitchn ]
Smoked tofu vegetable pot pie [ Everybody Likes Sandwiches ]
The Sweet
Slutty brownies [ The Londoner ]
Chocolate turtle cookies [ Pixelated Crumbs ]
Gluten free banana bread pancakes [ My New Roots ]
Exactly two chocolate cupcakes [ Manhattan
Chocolate cookie crips [ Oh Joy ]
Bon appetit!
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Posted: January 20th, 2012 | Author: Jennifer | Filed under: fooooood | Tags: recipes, vegetables, what i ate | Comments Off
Carrot French Fries
So it appears I am not yet over my obsession with roasting things. And what’s wrong with that? It’s hard to get excited about salad when it’s so cold outside. Roasting vegetables is both quick and easy – and best of all, healthy! I regularly roast things like yams and broccoli (oh yes!). But for some reason I’ve never done carrots this way – maybe in a big mix of veggies, but never on their own. So this post at Elana’s Pantry inspired me to give it a go. And what do you know? They were great! These actually have a really great firm texture – the kind of texture I always want my yams to have (which they rarely seem to do). So if you are new to the roasted vegetable game give it this one a try first. It’s delicious and healthy and hard to mess up. I’ll try this next time with a little cumin in the mix. Enjoy!
Food Links
A sampling of the yummy things from across the web that caught my eye this week:
The Savory
Next on my list: parsley root fries with roasted ketchup { My New Roots }
Baked beet chips { A Cozy Kitchen }
Chickpea fennel swiss chard stew with brown rice { Simply Sugar and Gluten Free }
Butternut squash coconut rice { Shelterrific }
Braised coconut spinach chickpeas with lemon { The Kitchn }
The Sweet
Deep dish salted cookie pie { Eat Live Run }
Updated rice crispie treats { Cupcakes and Cashmere }
Mexican brownies { Crepes of Wrath }
Raw peanut balls { Made By Girl }
Chocolate donuts { Camille Styles }
Bon appetit!
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