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All the Toppings
I love toppings on savory food. Like love love. Whenever we travel, we find a new hot sauce or spice that can be added to savory foods and some I keep in rotation. Here are some favorites. This sesame and pepper blend we picked up from Kyoto. This pepper sauce from the same store in…
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Agedashi Tofu
We eat a lot of Japanese food and most of it is takeout. I love agedashi tofu but doesn’t travel well. So, I decided to give it a try at home. It came out so good. Also, a lot of these ingredients are great for okonomiyaki (recipe is in here too). Place 1 block medium-firm…
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Strawberries and Cream Cookies
You guys!! Make this recipe from Sally’s Baking Recipes site. I’m going to drop in the recipe and how to cook them but Sally has a terrific walk through if you like all the details. Oh and measure using a scale. It changes everything. Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt together in a medium…
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Pumpkin Soup
Have you ever made anything from real pumpkins? Like not out of a can? I remember trying once to make a pumpkin pie with a sugar pumpkin and it was a stringy mess. Well, fear not my friends. This recipe uses real pumpkins and it’s divine! Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place pumpkin halves, potato…
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Neopolitan Cookies
I baked so many cookies last Christmas. These were by far the best! From the Vanilla Bean blog, I adored each bite and I’m a savory girl. They are nostalgic. When i was little, my grandparents always got neopolitan ice cream. I’d try to get a bite of each flavor without the other and then…
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Fresh Strawberry Pie
Before the last of the fresh summer strawberries start to disappear from the farmers market, make this pie. It’s easy and sinfully good. Fresh Strawberry Pie Make the pie crust according to instructions and bake. Make pudding according to instructions. In a small pot, make the strawberry glaze. Combine cornstarch, sugar and water. Bring to…
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Kofta Hot Sauce
So, clearly I was all in tonight on dinner. I also made the hot sauce. 4-6 Thai red chilis 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar 1/2 tsp brown sugar 1/2 can diced tomatoes 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1 shallot, diced 2 TBSP olive oil 1 pinch cayenne pepper salt to taste Add vinegar and sugar…
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Whipped Feta Pistachio Dip
Galentines weekend in NYC was so good for my heart and soul and belly. One of our favorite restaurants was Shuka, an amazing Mediterranean restaurant and this dip was everything. Try it. It’s sooooo good. 1/4 cup olive oil 4 oz shelled pistachio nuts 11 oz feta 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, chopped 1/4 cup dill…
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Nam Pla (Thai spicy fish condiment)
I LOOOOOOVE this sauce. I put it on everything. Eggs, roasted veggies, sautéed veggies, grilled meat, fish – even pizza. It stores in the fridge for a good couple weeks if you don’t eat it all before then. Note: the traditional recipe calls for limes but I’ve replaced it with vinegar. Nam Pla 12 Thai…
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Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Dip
I had the Good Egg version of this and it was soooo good. I accidentally recycled the carton before I could take a pic. So, I searched the internet and came up with this. It’s definitely not the same. But it is still really good. Roasted Red Pepper Walnut Dip 2 red bell peppers 1…
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