September and now October have been INSANELY busy with the high holidays and work etc. that I have not had the time to blog. But don’t worry. I have been cooking and baking up a
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Bake Me
BAKE ME: Peach Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins
There have been an abundance of peaches and blueberries in our house ALL SUMMER LONG. Every week our CSA gives us more! Yesterday I had about 10 peaches and a basket of blueberries and no
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Autumnal
SOUP: Creamy Potato Soup
I cannot believe that it is the beginning of September already. Where did the summer go?! Growing up in Los Angeles, we didn’t have much of an autumn or fall. Living on the east coast
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Bake Me
BAKE ME: Elvis Bread
E and I spent the 4th of July in Las Vegas, the land of all things Elvis. I cannot believe that was over a month ago already! My how time flies! We have been listening
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Egg
SAUCES AND SPREADS: Homemade Baba Ganoush
Last week’s farm share from Stony Hill Farms included a HUGE purple eggplant. We weren’t in the mood for our usual favorites – eggplant pizza melts or curried sauteed eggplant. I was struggling to come
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Adventure
SAUCES AND SPREADS: Homemade Salsa Verde
One of the first seedlings I picked up for my garden was my tomatillo plant. After planting it I did some research and discovered that in order for the tomatillo plant to produce fruit you
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Basil
VEGGIES: Community Garden Update, Part IV
So it has been a couple weeks since my last garden update. To be honest, work and life have been a little crazy and I haven’t been able to spend as much time at the
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Adventure
FANCY PANTS: Smashed Spiced Avocado Cheddar Crostini
On Sunday we found a (new to us) homemade pasta store in Roselle Park, New Jersey, called Casa di Trevi. It is in a nondescript little white building with a small sign. You probably have
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Bake Me
BREAKFAST: Peach and Blueberry Buttery Scones
It’s the freakin’ weekend, baby I’m about to have me some fun! We are starting this Sunday off with some fancy lady scones! This week’s box of produce from Stony Hill Farms had four beautiful
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Brunch
VEGGIES: Roasted Corn Salad with a Honey Lime Dressing
As you know, E and I have been getting a weekly box of fresh produce from one of the local farms here in New Jersey, called Stony Hill Farms. Every Wednesday, it is such a
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Adventure
BREAKFAST: Fried Egg, Garlic Sauteed Collard Greens, and Cheesy Egg Scramble on a Montreal Bagel
It is FINALLY Friday aka jeans day! My favorite day of the week. Who is pumped for the weekend?? ME! The weekend is the perfect time for fancy decadent breakfast. During the week I eat
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Asian
VEGGIES: Sesame Cucumber Salad
Yesterday I posted a photo of me with the cucumber I harvested from my plot at the South Orange Community Garden. Today I am posting a recipe using that very same cucumber. Last night we
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