I Am... Sunday Brunch: Cheesy French Toast Recipe
This is going to be a quickie because I need to pack my heavy winter coat, scarf and beanie: I'm heading to Minneapolis for a quick trip. I'm kind of excited because I've heard so many awesome things. But I'm also kind of scared of the weather. It does look like there's going to be a warming trend, so fingers crossed that my fingers don't freeze!
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I Am... Friday Finds: 1.22.16
Happy Friday Friends! Mike and I just came back from a little getaway – we went to the tip of an island in the Pacific Northwest where there was nothing but ocean and sand and trees. The internet was spotty at best, which made me realize that I am completely addicted to it...oops? I'm going to try to wean myself off a little bit, if I can. I really doubt that though, so on to this week's finds!
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I Am... Miso Hummus with Crispy Onion Furikake
Yesterday was Vacuum V(W)endsdays, the day that I try to vacuum the house. I don't always end up vacuuming on Wednesdays but I find it helps to have a dedicated day because otherwise who knows how long it might be between vacuum sessions. Mike and I actually had a whole conversation about the whole frequency of vacuuming thing. Now I pretty much vacuum once a week, at a minimum, but I used to just vacuum whenever it felt "dirty."
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I Am... Flourless Pistachio Almond Loaf
I made this little loaf last week, on a whim. I was feeling a loaf craving and wanted something moist and just a little bit dense. Basically, I wanted the opposite of light and airy. I wanted a loaf with substance and pistachios. I was going to riff off of my almond lemon loaf but I didn't know if adding pistachios would do bad things to the texture so I did a quick little google search and found this gem of a recipe.
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I Am... Ahi Tuna Poke Quinoa Bowl
Confession: I've never been to Hawaii. I feel like I've been to quite a lot of places in the world, but for some reason I never made it to Hawaii. I don't know why because I feel like I would fit right in. Hawaiians are known for their love for spam and I love spam! They grow pineapples and I like to eat pineapples. They're obsessed with poke, and I am too!
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I Am... Cheddar Cheese Cauliflower Tots
Yesterday Mike and I went on a green onion hunt. For some reason Sundays are not the day to buy green onions. I guess Mondays are the days that stores restock? Anyway, at first, we were at this little Japanese market and I was going to buy some Tokyo negi, which is kind of like a giant green onion. But, I was too snobby about it because I wanted tiny, cute green onions, so I was all like, nah, let's get our green onions somewhere else.
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I Am... Friday Finds: 1.8.16
It's a new year and I'm bringing back Friday Finds! I fell off the Friday Finds wagon for a while there when I was traveling, but it's back, baby! Speaking of traveling, I should really put up some of the photos I took because it was an amazing trip.
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I Am... Chashu Pork Steamed Bao Recipe
Have I said it yet – have I said Happy New Year!? I can't believe it's 2016 – insane! If I haven't, let me take this chance to wish you a happy and healthy new year; I hope it brings you everything your heart desires. So far 2016 has seemed extra busy and just a little bit chilly. We've had a little bit of snow, which is super exciting around these parts. Mike and I have been making an effort to walk around our little neighborhood because it looks like a winter wonderland with frozen tree branches and dripping icicles.
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I Am... Restaurant Startup Pop-Up: Snack Bar
I'm always thinking about opening my own restaurant. I have so many ideas that I'm not exactly sure which one I would go with. I LOVE coming up with restaurant themes and creating fun menus and dishes that would be featured. So when Restaurant Startup, the super fun CNBC show, asked me to come up with a restaurant idea, kind of like I would be a contestant on the show, I jumped at the chance.
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I Am... The Best of 2015: A Recipe Round Up!
I know I say it every year, but I can't believe that 2015 is over. I feel like it really flew by with no time to do any of the things I promised myself I would do, but when I look back, I actually did a lot. I like to take the end of the year to take the time to contemplate and reflect, and just like last year, I perused the archives to see what I spent the year cooking.
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I Am... Mini Chicken Chili Cups
Whew – I can't believe Christmas is over. I hope yours was a good one! We had a ton of food, as per usual, and I'm not embarrassed to admit that I had a legit food coma. I'm talking about seriously passed out on the couch, with my little food belly peeking out from under my cozy winter sweater. It was a throughly good time, but now it's almost New Years, I'm going to start thinking about some resolutions that involve not over-eating.
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I Am... Marzipan Chocolate Chip Cookies
How the heck did Christmas sneak up so quickly!? I've been so busying being jet-lagging, baking, and merry making that I didn't even notice that Christmas is in two days! What are your plans? Mine involve a Christmas-y hot pot dinner with my family and a Mike and I collaborative Christmas day menu – I'm making a ducken (that's a duck stuffed with a chicken) and he's doing the sides. I'm super excited.
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