I Am... Squid Ink Pasta with Shrimp and Burrata Recipe
Squid ink is kind of a weird ingredient - jet-black, inky and distinctively rich and briny. It pairs well with, you guessed it, seafood. Last year, while traveling through Europe, I saw it everywhere: in pasta, in rice and even in bread. Of course we tried squid ink everything. I even had a chance to cook with it myself – I made a quick squid ink pasta with fresh squid and I've been dreaming of it ever since.
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I Am... Peach Pistachio Caramel Crumble Recipe
I used to LOVE eating canned peaches. The syrupy sweetness, the strange canned mealy texture, the convenience of those little snack cups – they were the perfect treat for my five-year-old self. I can't remember the last time I ate canned peaches, but I'm thinking I should definitely go ahead and can some for a taste of sunshiny summer in the middle of winter.
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I Am... Sunday Stuff 8.10.2014
The past week I spent a lot of time reading, enjoying the sun, and doing one of what I consider a most indulgent past time – watching movie trailers. Mike and I don't go to the theatres a lot – I prefer cozying up at home and watching in our living room where the snacks are more along the lines of the above pictured spam fried rice onigiri instead of over-buttered, soggy popcorn. But of course, there's something to be said about the movie experience too! How about you guys: movie theatre or living room? And what movies are you looking forward to seeing?
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I Am... What's in my Kitchen: Utensils Edition
I decided to start a buying guide, just because so many people ask me what’s in my kitchen. This series started out life as “The Best (fill-in-the-blank)” but some people are a bit fanatical about the phrase “the best.” Here I’ll just stick to what I have in my kitchen – it’s what works for me. Feel free to tell me what works for you!
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I Am... Fully Loaded Baked Potato Salad Recipe
Potato salad. Definitely the salad I make a beeline to at all picnics, barbecues and potlucks. Often I'm disappointed so, to negate that, I'm usually the one bringing potato salad to the party. This is a super quick, super easy fully loaded baked potato salad. I baked the potatoes to get that earthy flavour, but you can go ahead and boil them if that's easier. Potatoes, bacon, cheddar and green onions. I could eat this all. the. time, especially alongside some barbecued jalapeño honey garlic chicken. Happy weekend friends!
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I Am... Taiwanese Meat Sauce and Rice Recipe
Do you guys ever miss high school? Let me clarify – I don't mean the school part of it, or the cliques or classes, I just mean the after school snacks. Man, after school snacks were the bomb. Snacks were, by far, the best part of a weekday. Sometimes my snack situation would be something simple like a giant bag of cheetos (I miss my teenage metabolism and penchant for crunchy styrofoam-y cheese snacks), sometimes it'd be a pack of instant noodles, but by far, the best after school snack was Taiwanese meat sauce.
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I Am... Buttermilk Waffle Recipe with Bourbon Cherry Sauce
A couple of weeks ago we had houseguests. One of them wanted to head out for Sunday brunch, but I was feeling entirely too lazy to put on real clothes and head out so the only logical thing to do was to stay in and make waffles. Luckily, I had buttermilk, Greek yogurt and fresh cherries in the fridge. Homemade buttermilk waffles with bourbon cherry sauce and honeyed yogurt and no Sunday brunch line-up equals win-win, in my books.
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I Am... Sunday Stuff 8.03.2014
Happy August guys! I feel like I say this every month, but I just can't believe how fast July has flown by. I'm looking forward to those long, lazy days of the end of summer and dare I say it, maybe even the start of fall? Actually, yes, I'll just go ahead and proclaim my love for fall now. Cozy sweaters, crunchy leaves, cold noses, I love it all! But before I get too ahead of myself, here's what I've been reading, drooling over and loving on the internet.
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I Am... Pulled Pork Fried Rice Recipe
When I have a bunch of leftover meat I tend to make fried rice. I've made it with leftover fried chicken, porchetta and yes, even pulled pork. Pulled pork fried rice is definitely a bestovers kind of thing. You can clean out your fridge and make something that is almost even more delicious than its starting point.
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I Am... Mini Grilled Cheese Cakes Recipe
If you read this blog regularly, you'll know that I have a slight obsession with grilled cheese sandwiches. I even threw myself a grilled cheese themed birthday party. It was pretty awesome, if I do say so myself. I had a grilling station, different kinds of bread, a bunch of add-ins and, of course, a chip bar. Turns out that a lot of my friends hadn't made grilled cheese before!
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I Am... Sunday Stuff 7.27.2014
It's Sunday – time for coffee, long, lingering brunches and catching up on the internets!
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I Am... Banh Mi Fries Recipe
Em and Gina are hosting a potluck! There are a bunch of lovely people joining in and tons of delicious food being made. Check it out here and here! Are you guys a fan of potlucks? I love having a bunch of people coming together and bringing out their favourite dish. There'll inevitably be too many desserts (which is always a good thing) and usually, at least in the case of the potlucks that I've been to, the oven will be overstuffed with people trying to warm their dishes at the last minute. The solution? Bring something that doesn't need to be warmed up in the oven. Of course, you could go with a lovely cold pasta salad or a fancy deviled egg, but if you're anything like me, you'll bring over all the fixings for banh mi fries.
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