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We're trying to eat more protein and less carbs, so I decided to give some "Three-ingredient Cottage Cheese Pancakes" a shot with some leftover cottage cheese that we didn't love on its own. They contain 1/2 cup whole oats, ground fine, 1/2 cup cottage ch
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One of my favorite Milk Street recipes is the Rigatoni with Roman Broccoli Sauce. I've made it so many times, I have it memorized now! I've played around a bit with it too, like subbing in kale for the spinach, since I almost always have kale and almost
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Simple and hearty Turkish-style red lentil soup with savory scones made for a perfect dinner on a very cold evening! I went a little off-script with the soup by adding some carrots and celery to sautee with the onions and garlic and used tomato paste in p
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I had some leftover pan-fried soft tofu and made some dumpling salsa to top it for lunch today. So delicious! The tofu got a little soggy in the fridge, but the air-fryer fixed that right up when I reheated it. I was inspired by the dumpling salsa from
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I picked up Nik Sharma's newest cookbook, Veg-Table, a couple weeks ago and finally made my first dish from it: Kung Pao Sweet Potatoes! I was lucky enough to have all the ingredients on hand, except the peanuts, which I added to my grocery list. It was e
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We went to Wild Lanterns at the Woodland Park Zoo for New Year's Eve and it was the most fun we've had on NYE in a very long time! It was our first time going and it was so worth it! These are just a few of my favorite displays, but the whole thing is pr
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For the final #milkstreetcookalong of the year, I'm sharing two of my favorite baking recipes: Chocolate Almond Spice Cookies and Savory Kale and Two-Cheese Scones. The cookies are so chewy and fudgy, with a gingerbread-like spice mixture both in the coo
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A slightly different version of my old standby Mexican Braised Pork with Pumpkin and Chard. I have made this many times over the years, switching up just about all of the components. I've used a variety of greens, different salsas and several different ki
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I'm the kind of person who gets inspiration for meals from grocery shopping, walking the aisles and spying something that sparks an idea. This week, it was seeing some beautiful organic bok choy that made me remember how much we liked the Japanese Style C
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At the beginning of August, Leah got an email from a community garden where she was on a waitlist, informing her that there was a plot available. When we went to check it out, we discovered it was overrun with nasturtium plants, and most were going to see
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A return to an old favorite, the Spicy Egyptian Eggplant with Fresh Herbs from Milk Street. This is truly a quick weeknight meal, since all you need to do is cut up your eggplants, toss them in some oil and broil them while you mix up a tangy and spicy ha
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I've been lucky this year and my community garden plot has produced 4 pounds of tomatillos so far from only 2 plants! Some I'll freeze whole, some I'll roast and then freeze and some I immediately set aside to make this beef stew, my favorite ever beef st
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This year, I was finally able to grow parsely from seed in my garden! And despite the warm temperatures we've had, it hasn't bolted and continues to grow! The variety I got from @adaptive_seeds is called Einfache Schnitt 3 (Organic) which translates as 'e
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I saw that @ericripert posted about his family's Vegetable Pistou recipe and knew it would be perfect for the unseasonably cool and rainy day we had yesterday! This one is just inspired by his because I didn't have time to make the beans from scratch, so
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Eggplant season arrives again! I made my favorite Milk Street eggplant recipe with fresh Farmer's Market eggplants and herbs from my garden: Spicy Egyptian Eggplant with Fresh Herbs. It's really easy: cut up eggplants, toss with olive oil, broil for about
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It's finally local corn season! We've been eating a lot of salads lately, but one I've been looking forward to since last simmer is Nik Sharma's Cucumber + Roasted Corn Salad from The Flavor Equation. Cucumbers, corn and shallots make a great, crunchy co
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Another round of Moroccan Ginger-Lemon Chicken Skewers from @177milkstreet paired with a couple of refreshing salads (and a little brown rice). The first salad is a simple yet very flavorful parsely and sumac onion salad called sogan piyazi. This one com
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I planted what I thought were quite a few shelling peas plants about 20 starts hoping for enough peas for at least one side dish. Out of all the pods I harvested I got about a half cup of peas! Clearly I need to plant way more to get any substantial amou
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We had a staycation this week and Leah treated me to a fancy lunch at Westward today. It was perfect! Fresh oysters with mignonette and smoked tomato cocktail sauce spicy clam dip with potato chips halibut ceviche with spicy nettle sauce and crispy shall
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Green shakshuka is a great way to clear out room in your fridge for fresh greens from the Farmer's Market (or CSA). Despite my best efforts, I usually end up with at least a few items I never got around to using during the week. This time it was spinach,
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I'm really happy that past me grabbed a package of chicken thighs earlier in the week so future me would have an easy meal to make! I'm equally happy that past me stashed some whole wheat pitas in the freezer and planted mint in the garden! The Moroccan G
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I finally had time (and energy) on a not-too-hot day to clean up and plant my community garden plot. It was actually cool and overcast today, and it's going to rain tonight, so it's a good time to get my starts planted. I am going simple this year: tomat
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I'm sorry I didn't get to join the #milkstreetcookalong theme this week, but I did make noodles! Super easy garlic noodles with shiitake mushrooms from Milk Street's #Cookish is perfect for a quick weeknight meal. It's really buttery and silky, so I like
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First garden harvest of the season went straight into a dessert! I made a strawberry rhubarb galette, loosely based on the @davidlebovitz recipe, but using the pastry crust from @melinahammer that I had leftover in the freezer from making her loaded mushr
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Just some bright spots in the garden today. Spring ephemerals are my favorites, but all kinds of flowers make me happy.
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It's a spam fried rice kinda day! First I fried up some Spam to get nice crispy edges, then added in some fridge and freezer odds and ends of bok choi, scallions, garlic, frozen peas and corn. Three day old leftover rice and a couple eggs went in next wit
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I discovered the last of the curry bricks in the freezer from making the @sonokosakai recipe and figured it was perfect for a cold winter night! Despite being in the freezer for almost 2 years, the curry was just as good as ever! I double wrapped each bri
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I've come to realize that I'm not cooking as much as I used to and as a result, my freezer is getting overloaded and stuff is languishing in the fridge. I decided to take advantage of a day off to make some room in the freezer and fridge and make somethin
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Skillet Spanakopita from Milk Street was a fun and interesting take on the Greek classic! This recipe uses a mixture of baby spinach and kale, along with leeks and lots of dill for the greens, while using creamy ricotta and feta with a few eggs for the re
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Capping off our first day of vacation with a beautiful sunset from the balcony of our hotel on the boardwalk! We got upgraded to a suite, had a forgettable meal at World Famous, enjoyed a couple of Happy Hour Margaritas at Baja Beach Cafe and walked back
