I Am... LA’s Eggslut: Mashed Potatoes, Soft Coddled Egg and Toast
I have a thing for breakfast foods. It's kind of ironic though, because I don't really eat breakfast on a regular basis. I'm more of a start my day with coffee kind of person. I hardly ever take the time to make myself a meal before diving into whatever it is that needs to get get done that day. My lack of eating breakfast on the regular may be the exact reason why I'm so obsessed. When I do take the time to breakfast – yes, I use breakfast as a verb – I want to do it completely right.
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I Am... Friday Finds: 10.02.15
Happy October! I am so ready for cozy sweaters, bunny slippers, and ALL the fall food. I'm super excited to be getting into heavier fare. I love salads, but I love casseroles, stews, and soups even more. I know the header photo is of me in a skirt and bare legs, but Southern California weather be damned, I'm turning up the AC and the oven!
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I Am... BLT Fried Rice Recipe
Fried rice – is there anything better? I love how you can take innocent, singular ingredients and turn them into so much more. It's funny how much regular, plain rice can change from being fluffy and slightly sticky, to crisp, intensely flavored and moreish. It's absolutely one of my favorite things to make and eat. I like it simple and plain, with just eggs or all dressed up, like this BLT version.
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I Am... Miso Dijon Green Bean Mushroom Salad
Have you ever seen something random that totally restores your sense of wonder in the world? Something like: a double rainbow, a bushel of ears-not-up-yet corgis, or maybe even a truck filled to the brim with green beans? I saw the last one on a recent road trip and Mike kindly tried to keep alongside while I snapped picture after picture. I know it's weird to get excited about a truck full of green beans, but really, you don't see that kind of stuff every day! It made me SO happy.
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I Am... Honey Jalapeno Tofu Nuggets
September has always been my favorite month (I've mentioned it before, I'm sure), not just because it's my birthday month, but because it's back-to-school. It's been many years since I've been back-to-school but I still love that crisp autumn air, brand new notebooks, freshly sharpened pencils, and the feeling that this (school) year, anything will be possible.
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I Am... Avocado Bread: like banana bread, but with avocados
Oh so long ago, back when I was still in high school, my mom came home from work one day clutching a photocopied hand-written banana bread recipe. I wasn't impressed, but she claimed it was the recipe for the best banana bread she had ever tasted in her life. It was a pretty bold statement, especially for my mom, who isn't really prone to superlatives – she's more the stoic type. Still, she stood by it. She even had a bunch of bananas, purchased with the sole purpose of ripening for the bread.
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I Am... Friday Finds: 9.18.15
I was at the grocery store the other day and I was astounded by all the pumpkin spice stuff out there. I mean, I love pumpkin spice as much as anyone, but even I thought it was overkill. There were pumpkin spice donuts, pumpkin spice oreos, pumpkin spice beer, pumpkin spice English muffins, pumpkin spice yogurt...and the list goes on and on. But, let's face it, it's not going to stop me from pumpkin-ing up this fall. Maybe I'll skip out on the spice though...
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I Am... Pumpkin Spice Tim Tam Cookies
I'm slightly obsessed with Australia, but it tends to go in waves. When I was a kid, I was fascinated by koala bears, Savage Garden (heehee), and Australian accents. For some reason or other though, Australia fell off the map, until a couple of years ago, when Mike and I decided to visit.
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I Am... Sour Cream and Cheddar Drop Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches
I have a thing for biscuits. Or scones. Actually I'm not sure what the difference is between biscuits and scones. Regardless of what they're called, they're delicious and I pretty much eat them indiscriminately. I'll randomly get an intense biscuit/scone craving and I'll go on searches for the best in town.
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I Am... The Ultimate Veggie Sandwich
It's my birthday today! Are you guys big on celebrating your birthday? For as long as I remember, my birthday has been an obsession of mine. It's probably just a bit (okay, a lot) egotistical, but I just love the idea of a day celebrating me. I like planning elaborate themed parties with tons of friends (DIY grilled cheese party anyone?), but I also love the flip side of that – spending a day celebrating, just me and my boo.
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I Am... Bacon and Egg Breakfast Ramen
Sunday Brunch is back, baby! I dropped the ball on that one for a little bit, but now that the weather is cooling off a bit, Sunday Brunch is back with a bang. I absolutely love Sunday brunch and I can't think of a better way to re-introduce my favorite series than with this bacon and egg breakfast ramen.
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I Am... Mini No-Knead Pizzas
If you could choose between one giant pizza with your favorite topping or many, many (16, exactly) little pizzas with lots of different combinations of toppings, what would you chose? Hands down, I'd chose the mini pizzas, for two reasons: their undeniable cuteness and the variety.
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