After a weekend of some heavy vendor food at Lollapalooza, I was in need of something fresh for dinner last night, so I decided to make my fail-proof favorite salad. This is is one of my favorite, simple meals and is inspired by the salad that my mom always made with dinner growing up.
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I feel very fortunate to live just a few blocks away from one of the best spots in Brooklyn: Rooftop Farms. I started hearing and reading about Rooftop Farms when I moved to the neighborhood almost a year ago. It wasn’t until this past weekend, however, that I finally took some time to head over and buy some produce at their Sunday market.
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Making my own quinoa pizza dough has been on my list of recipes to try for a while now. I had every intention of finally trying this last night. That was until i got home late and tired and wanting to make something quick to eat. Enter the easy, yet still healthy alternative: ezekiel tortillas.
I had one too many glasses of vino last night which caused me to hit the vending machine for some potato chips right before I left work today. They may have been gluten-free veggie chips, but they left me feeling greasy and sluggish. By the time I had walked home over the bridge in the 93 degree New York City weather, my taste buds were craving something very light and refreshing for dinner.
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Due to insufficient funds in my bank account this week, I arrived home last night hungry and determined to make myself dinner with anything I had lying around the house. I had a small amount of Ezekiel pasta, some white wine in the fridge that was about to go bad, and some capers that were crying out to be used in something.
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I hosted my first dinner party since the start of our little blog and I didn’t poison anyone. I’ve always liked experimenting with cooking but it wasn’t until I cooked New Years Dinner for 20 friends, that I realized I really enjoy entertaining. It was that night that I also realized that if I could cook dinner for that many people, I could definitely stop eating out so much and start making myself dinner most nights- and so my cooking spree began. Here’s a little flashback from the lovely evening that started at all:
