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Kitchen Gurl: June 2012
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The culinary adventures of a teacher, history geek, CSA member and amateur chef. Friday, June 22, 2012. Following the recipe: my summer project. Recently, I decided that one of my cooking experiments this summer would be to follow a recipe. Here's the first one I tried, and it was certainly worth it. Fish Tacos with Watermelon Salsa. From food network magazine). 4 cups diced seedless watermelon. 1/2 small red onion, finely diced. 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro. 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder.
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Kitchen Gurl: A summery tomato tart
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The culinary adventures of a teacher, history geek, CSA member and amateur chef. Wednesday, August 15, 2012. A summery tomato tart. I never was a huge fan of quiche, but give me a good, savory tart and I'm in heaven. I'm currently swamped (happily) with tomatoes from the CSA, so I tried this recipe, curtesy of the very cool ezrapoundcake.com. Some notes on the preparation: I did pre-bake the crust. To ensure that it wasn't soggy or chewy. Here's how to do it:. To remove the excess water. Serves 4 to 6.
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Kitchen Gurl: Eating our way through Rhinebeck, N.Y.
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The culinary adventures of a teacher, history geek, CSA member and amateur chef. Monday, January 16, 2012. Eating our way through Rhinebeck, N.Y. It was a big birthday weekend for Ryan, so we spent it in Rhinebeck, NY, one of our favorite little towns on the Hudson. So much of any trip like this one, for us at least, is about the food, but what better way to begin the trip than to arrive at one of the oldest inns in the U.S., the lovely Beekman Arms. The bar in the Beekman Arms. Registry, Beekman Arms.
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Kitchen Gurl: Do you need all the butter?
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The culinary adventures of a teacher, history geek, CSA member and amateur chef. Saturday, July 28, 2012. Do you need all the butter? When my brother and I were little, we loved the after dinner treats my mother made us. They could be as simple as peanut butter and jelly on crackers or as unexpected as muffins (because who wanted to bake after cooking an entire meal? Blueberry Sour Cream Muffins. Courtesy of cooks.com. 1 tbsp. soft butter (I used 2). 1 egg, beaten. 1 c sour cream. 1 c fresh blueberries.
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Kitchen Gurl: November 2011
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The culinary adventures of a teacher, history geek, CSA member and amateur chef. Sunday, November 20, 2011. What to do with all those unfamiliar vegetables from the CSA. One advantage about belonging to the CSA is that it's made me an adventurous cook. I've come across vegetables this season I never knew existed, and none of them have really scared me. That is, until I met celeriac. Poor celeriac! Celeriac peeled (left) and unpeeled. Celeriac Apple Potato Soup, courtesy of tinyurbankitchen.com. The finis...
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Kitchen Gurl: Cool food
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The culinary adventures of a teacher, history geek, CSA member and amateur chef. Friday, July 6, 2012. This will be a short post, mainly just to give you a recipe that will take about as long to make as it will to read this. Summer, to me, is all about food, and I love a nice cool salad to go along as a side to my main meal. I just whipped this one up- a great way to use all those vegetables from the CSA. Cucumber tomato and corn salad. 1 ear of fresh corn, already cooked. 1 tablespoon minced red onion.
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Kitchen Gurl: October 2011
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The culinary adventures of a teacher, history geek, CSA member and amateur chef. Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Well, I had the eggplant ready, and the ricotta and mozzarella mixture was done too, so why not just make a classic eggplant parmesan with a twist? I've seen recipes for eggplant parmesan with ricotta, and when I was in Italy last year we made it with bechamel, so I gave it a try. Here's the recipe for the ricotta and mozzarella mixture. 1 1/4 cups ricotta cheese (preferably whole-milk). For the ...
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Kitchen Gurl: July 2012
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The culinary adventures of a teacher, history geek, CSA member and amateur chef. Saturday, July 28, 2012. Do you need all the butter? When my brother and I were little, we loved the after dinner treats my mother made us. They could be as simple as peanut butter and jelly on crackers or as unexpected as muffins (because who wanted to bake after cooking an entire meal? Blueberry Sour Cream Muffins. Courtesy of cooks.com. 1 tbsp. soft butter (I used 2). 1 egg, beaten. 1 c sour cream. 1 c fresh blueberries.
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Kitchen Gurl: December 2011
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The culinary adventures of a teacher, history geek, CSA member and amateur chef. Thursday, December 29, 2011. When my brother and I were little, my grandmother, Nanny, used to make stuffed peppers every once in a while. It's likely she made them quite often, now that I think about it, but it was never enough for us. When we went to her house and saw the dish of peppers sitting on the counter, we were utterly thrilled! 2 jars whole cherry peppers, either hot or sweet (B&G are best). Garlic powder to taste.
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