Did you know that you can use a grill just like an oven? Today I am using my Traeger to spend the day outside, grill and make dessert all at the same time.
I love entertaining and entertaining outside is even better. Today I am making an apple and blackberry galette with a rosemary crust. Perfect for a sunny fall day spent outside.
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I love food brands that remind me of a time and place in my life. Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee at Home is one of those brands. Going to school in Boston, I like every other college kid in town, had an iced coffee every morning, even when it was below freezing and snowing. I even interned at the advertising agency that held the Dunkin’ account and made some horribly embarrassing advertising campaign for Dunkin’ Donuts as my final project that thankfully has been lost (hopefully).
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Chicken pot pie is my ultimate comfort food. Ever since I was a kid, this has always been my favorite recipe….well let’s be honest, I was just in it for the biscuit topping.
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I have always been a fan of eggplant especially in the summer. Right now the farmer’s markets are overflowing with eggplants of all varieties. I love all the different color purples that range between the lightest almost white shade of purple to the deep dark almost black purples. I am constantly amazed by the color of fruits and vegetable.
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This past summer we embarked on an epic European vacation. One of these days I will get around to posting some of those pictures here, but until then lets talk about this apple pie/apple cake situation that we encountered on our trip. The first leg of our trip was LA to Amsterdam. We later went onto Denmark and Sweden but for the purpose of this post, lets talk all about Amsterdam and that apple cake.
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I made it to the farmer's market this morning for the first time in a while. I try and go once a week or once every other week, just to feel inspired by what is in season. Truth be told I don't get all of my groceries from the market, I am just not that organized, but what I don't get from the market I fill in with trips to Trader Joes and Whole Foods.
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Not much beats homemade ice cream....maybe homemade salted caramel ice cream topped with more salted caramel.
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This week's fridge foraging is what to do with all of my leftover greens.
We drove home from Montana to LA on Monday and I had a ton of greens that I didn't use in Montana so they made the long trek to LA with us. Needless to say they had seen better days. What to do with them? Make an updated version of baked eggs with kale, tomatoes and chickpeas.
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In this week's version of fridge foraging I think I am getting a little excited about the possibility of fall. I am in Montana for the week and there is a crisp fall feeling in the morning so it has got me craving all sorts of comfort food.
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In this week's fridge foraging I am showing you the creamiest corn soup out there that has absolutely no dairy in it.
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I was recently reminded of how much I love scallops but I never seem to make them for some reason.
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When I was in cooking school I have the most vivid memory of my chef instructor telling me how when she was 8 she learned how to make choux pastry and would often make herself, as an eight year old!!, a plate of cream puffs. I love that image.
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Chicken pot pie is my total comfort food. We ate a ton of it growing up and it continues to be a meal that I turn to whenever I need a hearty comfortable meal.
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I can’t get enough of fresh figs in the summer. They are one of the last truly seasonal ingredients and come in abundance in late summer and early fall. With their gorgeous colors and sweet centers, I love figs in this dessert because it shows off figs in all their fresh glory.
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I love this tasty chicken tacos recipe. It is one of my go to easy recipes that I love and don't forget about all the fixings to go on top like cheese, pickled red onions and avocado. I could eat Mexican food pretty much every night of the week.
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In this week's fridge foraging we are making PIZZA! Showing you my favorite way to make pizza as well as throwing everything I have in my fridge onto of a pizza and calling it a day!
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I have been eating this super healthy and delicious salad all summer long. It combines all the flavors I love in the summer: tomatoes, basil, avocado and fresh corn. I made this for my family recently and they went crazy for it, so I thought I would share it here too. When I first served it, I served it over a flank steak but I think it is hearty and tasty enough that is stands up all on its own.
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Felt like I hadn't done a proper pie in a while, so without further adieu, presenting my peach and blackberry pie with a herringbone lattice crust. Yes I know I got a little crazy with the crust but you can swap out for a regular lattice crust or just a double crust.
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What is it about banana bread that makes it so darn delicious. It is one of the few pastries/ desserts that I can't ever pass on. A warm piece of freshly baked banana bread is pretty hard to beat.
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