A cooking adventure

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I guess it started when I couldn’t stop craving a pear cake I’d seen on a blog a friend sent me. A few days later and gave in and made the cake. (It was great. My only regret is that I ate almost half of it myself in about a day…)

As I started browsing (and subscribing to) more and more food blogs and found more and more recipes I wanted to try. My current process is to scan the food blogs I subscribe to and star those recipes that look interesting. (I try not to star many desserts since they always look good. I'm trying to find healthy options to try.) Then when I have time to cook or go shopping I scan the list and pick a few recipes to try.

My favorite part of the process is after cooking a recipe adding a link to the recipe and picture (from the recipe source) to my tumblr feed. (If you’re curious you can subscribe with this link)

I've learned a few things through this process:

Smitten Kitchen has the most amazing food photography (and great, illustrated recipes)

If a recipe mentions cilantro or garbanzo beans I’ll probably try it

I'm a little afraid of cooking meat besides ground beef.

I love my food processor

I really need a juicer

and a meat thermometer

A few favorites:
Smashed chickpea salad



Orange and apricot couscous



Cap'n Crunch French Toast