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Started an edible garden for the first time ever, and this is the first season in which I've been able to harvest anything. It's so cool! First harvest was a handful of strawberries. Second harvest: garlic scapes! (Confession: I'm such a newb I wasn't even positive they were scapes; I had to ask gardening, and several people confirmed what they were ( Read more... )

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This month's Daring Bakers challenge was very intimidating: The September 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan.Essentially, we had to make homemade puff pastry cups ( Read more... )

I'm sick, out of groceries and don't want to spread the flu (hopefully not THAT flu) to half of the city. However, if being a broke college student has taught me anything it's how to be resourceful with meager pantry offerings ( Read more... )

I've been kind of lazy in posting to this community - taken photos, but they've sat in my folders unedited and sad-looking. But they were so delicious, I couldn't bear to let them remain unshared. So here they are, some of them (I also made incredible yakitori but it came out rather unphotogenic, so they remain unposted.)


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Here a few photos of this meal I created tonight :) My very first post. Sorry if the pictures are too big ...that is why I placed them under a cut.

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This is a recent obsession of mine. Ever since I found it in individually vacuum sealed frozen portions by the bag, I've been hooked. One of my biggest issues in the last year has been trying to cook for one. I have roommates, and I don't mind cooking for them, but we're rarely on the same schedule, and when I do cook a large amount I tend to end ( Read more... )