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On the Menu for the Week {Spring is Here!}

09. April 2013 · 1 comment · Categories: On the Menu · Tags:

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Lentil and butternut squash soup: I’m pulling this soup out of the freezer this week, because it will be winter-y by next week! In my Crockpot, I combined carrots and celery, added cubed butternut squash pieces and multi-colored autumn lentils, seasoned it with salt, pepper, red chili pepper, and a bay leaf, and covered it all with homemade chicken stock.

Orange chicken: Now that my fear of mixing sweet and savory foods is in my rearview mirror, I’m on an experimenting kick! This simple and gluten-free orange chicken has just the right mix of sweet and savory with the orange zest, fresh orange juice, and soy sauce.

Quinoa corn black bean salad: This easy cold quinoa salad is flavorful, gluten-free, and feels like spring. It’s better if the flavors have time to marinade, so prepare it at least several hours in advance.
Spring rolls: I’m making half of them Asian-inspired and half Indian-spiced samosas. I found both of the recipes in The Gluten-Free Bible, which my friend Karrie got me for Christmas. If the spring rolls turn out well, I’ll be sure to post recipes.

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Shepherd’s Pie: I had to buy ground beef for the Indian samosas, so I wanted a simple dish that incorporated the remaining beef. The perfect comfort food!

I’m making less food this week because of several fun social obligations- tonight I am going to Durham Bulls game, so I’ll be grabbing a hot dog on a gluten-free bun and a gluten-free beer from the secret food stand. Tomorrow night, I’ll be eating gluten-free pizza at Zpizza as part of Change the Triangle’s fundraiser. Lastly, my stepdad is treating the girls to steak on Thursday for my stepsister’s birthday- thanks for being born, Holly, so that I can benefit icon wink On the Menu for the Week {Spring is Here!}

On the Menu for the Week

19. March 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: On the Menu

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Butternut squash gnocchi with garlic butter sage sauce: I’m of course making mine gluten-free and I’ll be using a big butternut squash that I picked up at the farmers’ market this weekend. This gnocchi is seriously amazing; I highly recommend it!

Baked spaghetti squash and cheese: My awesome roommate introduced me to the wonder of spaghetti squash- perfect as a gluten-free substitute for spaghetti! I’m looking forward to trying this basic but hopefully delicious recipe.

Kale rice bowl: I made this last week and have to make it again because it was amazing. As my boyfriend’s brother joked, “Rice bowls are just a carriage for kimchi.”

Pizza bites: I have muffin sized pizza crusts in my freezer waiting to be piled with toppings, like buffalo chicken, butternut squash and sage, or Tuscan white beans.

Sunflower seed butter and apples: I’ve recently become addicted to sunflower seed butter, which is perfect for dipping apples in. The only downside: i’ts absurdly expensive, so try Trader Joe’s version, which is cheaper than the popular Sunbutter.

Corned beef and cabbage: A belated ode to St. Patrick’s Day! I’ve never corned beef, so this may be an interesting adventure. A slow-cooker will undoubtedly make it an easier experience overall!

White bean and sausage ragout with tomatoes, kale, and zucchini: Apparently ragout is “well-seasoned meat and vegetables cooked in a thick sauce.” Sounds like a fancy way to say stew to me, but I like it!

On the Menu for the Week

13. March 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: On the Menu · Tags: ,

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Cheesy shepherd’s pie: Just in time time for St. Patrick’s Day! I removed the flour and added grated cheese on top

Kale rice bowl with chicken: A recreation of a meal my boyfriend’s brother made for me in San Francisco! I added tons of sesame oil and sriracha for added flavor

Sausage pizza bites: Bite-sized gluten-free pizza bites with spicy sausage and cheddar cheese inside. Perfect for breakfast or a snack

Lentil soup with sausage, chard and garlic: I substituted kale for the char,d added wild rice, and popped it all into a Crockpot

 Spiced tomato chickpea soup: Still one of my top 5 favorite soups of all time. Thank you, Martha Stewart!

Roasted broccoli: I’ve never been a big broccoli fan into I stumbled upon this recipe on Iowa Girl Eats. Such a simple and delicious way to prepare broccoli!

[Potentially] On the Menu for the Week

16. October 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Cooking, Gluten-Free, On the Menu, Vegetarian · Tags: , ,

I haven’t been cooking religiously for a few weeks, but I’ve been feeling the pull to get back in the kitchen recently. It doesn’t hurt that tons of interesting recipes caught my eye this week!
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On the Menu for the Week

15. August 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Cooking, Gluten-Free, On the Menu, Vegetarian · Tags: , , , , , ,

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Heart of palm salad from my Pinterest to Plate cooking extravaganza

Quesadillas with feta, refried beans, spinach, and kale

Quinoa and turkey stuffed peppers from Bethenny

Artichokes with melted butter

Gluten-free pizza cupcakes with buffalo chicken meatballs from Trader Joe’s

Carrots with Alouette spinach artichoke spreadable cheese

Salads with walnuts, feta, and hard boiled eggs

Indian leftovers

Watermelon + peaches

 

 

On the Menu for the Week {Summer Produce}

06. August 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Cooking, Gluten-Free, On the Menu, Vegetarian · Tags:

On the Menu for the Week {Summer Produce}Sausage Stuffed Mini Sweet Pepper Skewers

Leftover pho from Pho Far East

Gluten-free pizza {half with turkey pepperoni, half with shredded zucchini and pepper jack cheese}

Cool as a cucumber salad

Carrot sticks with Alouette garlic and herb cheese

Salads with tomatoes, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, etc

Rice cakes with herb cream cheese

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On the Menu for the Week {Getting Back Into the Routine}

17. July 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Cooking, Gluten-Free, On the Menu, Vegetarian · Tags: , , , , , , ,

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Eggs over medium with sour cream & green tomatillo salsa at Flying Biscuit

Zatarain’s New Orleans Style Jambalaya Mix with bell pepper, onions, and sausage

Buffalo chicken crack dip {corn} quesadillas

Ginger & cumin marinated tomatoes

Cool as a cucumber salad

Chicken satay with peanut sauce

Spinach and garlic butter steak pinwheels

On the Menu for the Week

03. July 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Cooking, Gluten-Free, On the Menu, Vegetarian · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

It’s the beginning of July, which means I can crack my Cooking Light: Annual Recipes cookbook open to a new month! I picked this cookbook up for $2-$3 at the thrift store and it was the best find. It catalogues every single recipe from a year’s worth of Cooking Light magazine into one hardback book. Though it’s from 2004, it doesn’t really matter because food is timeless icon smile On the Menu for the Week  The July section features recipes based around tomatoes, peaches and dinner at dusk, which will undoubtedly make appearances in my On the Menu posts for July!
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Cool as a cucumber salad

Tuna and white bean salad {update: not blown away; will post recipe if I can adapt it!}

Salad with Asian ginger dressing

Potato salad

Rice noodles with peanut lime chicken

Chicken salad

And something with my big flat of peaches!

What are you cooking this week? Any great tomato or peach recipes?

10 Thoughts for Friday

29. June 2012 · 3 comments · Categories: Food & Drink, Inspiration, Link Love, On the Menu, Recruiting · Tags: , , , , , , ,
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1) Any recruiters out there with experience using Entelo or TalentBin? What are the pros and cons of both of them? Which do you like better? I asked the same question on Quora.

2. Live in DC? Check out Cause, a new philanthropub opening soon. According to Glittarazzi, “Customers will visit Cause to drink and be merry. The money that the bar makes will pay the rent, staff and charity. Different causes will be selected every quarter and customers will get to pick which one they want their money to go towards.”

3. Lifehacker recommends that you look at two lists every morning: a to do list and an avoid list. I’ve recently started doing the same thing to remind myself to not mindlessly look at Twitter, Google Reader, my blog stats, etc throughout the day {only in the morning!}.

4. Here is what I had planned to meet during my “cleaning out the freezer & pantry week.” Here’s what I actually ate: corn taco tostadas; Mexican casserole from the freezer; a hot dog with Indian-spiced onion relish {found it on Edible Mosaic- yum!}, sushi, and other miscellaneous stuff! But I did make a dent in the freezer mess.

5. I think I finally got down my phrasing for when someone I don’t know connects with me on LinkedIn: “Hi x, Thank you for the invitation to connect on LinkedIn! I wanted to check in and see what you were interested in connecting about since I don’t believe we’ve met in person.  Thank you and take care, Cristina.” What do you think?

6. Want to find fun Raleigh events? First, follow the Scintillating Simplicity calendar! But you can also subscribe to the Visit Raleigh Events RSS Feed in your feed reader {I obviously love Google Reader!}.

7. I love the website 1000 Awesome Things and the latest two posts made me laugh: #996 Opening and sniffing a pack of tennis balls and #997: Locking people out of the car and pretending to drive away {my sister and I do this more than I think is normal for 20-somethings}.

8. I absolutely love The Girl Effect, an amazing YouTube video! In related news, apparently this month’s Fast Company is all about female social entrepreneurs! Need to pick up a copy…

9. You’ve no doubt seen the article in the Atlantic, “Why Women Can’t Have It All.” Since the piece came out, there’s been a ton of responses, like “Does Anyone Really Need to Have It All?” and “Why Women Shouldn’t Want to Have It All” and “How Women (and Men) Can Have It All” and lastly, “Men Can’t Have It All Either.” Whew! That’s a lot of conflicting opinions. What do you think? I feel a blog post coming on…

10. And finally, I’m considering making a 23 New Things List to start on my upcoming 23rd birthday, a la Sarah of Yes and Yes. Any suggestions for what I should put on it?

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On the Menu: Cleaning out the Freezer & Pantry

26. June 2012 · 1 comment · Categories: Cooking, Food & Drink, Gluten-Free, On the Menu, Vegetarian · Tags: , ,

I keep apologizing to my roommate for the sad state of our disheveled freezer. It’s filled to the brim with gluten-free bread and buns; chicken breasts; hot dogs and hamburgers; and bags of vegetables. I promised her that this week was “Cleaning Out the Freezer” week, but I added in “& Pantry” at the last minute icon smile On the Menu: Cleaning out the Freezer & Pantry I spent too much on groceries last week, so I’m making up for it by polishing off what I have in my kitchen this week.

Leftover shrimp & grits from Poole’s

Leftover mashed potato vegetable pie

Gluten-free ratatouille pizza based on this recipe

Sausage patties

Kale, cannelli bean, & feta quesadilla

Collard green & kale soup

Jambalaya with New Orleans andouille sausage

Spiced tomato chickpea soup

Greek-style chicken

Hot dogs + Udi’s gluten free buns

Burgers + Udi’s gluten free buns

Mexican pizzas

Navel oranges

Carrot sticks

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