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"And then I shall come to you, a boundless drop to a boundless ocean" - Kahlil Gibran...
Friday, March 22, 2013
Caprese Empanadas
Empanadas have got to be one of the greatest foods on the planet. I mean really- what's better than a no-fork-required doughy treat with a surprise filling? I rest my case.
I expected this to be one of the recipes I had to sell to the Kef crowd--but I was surprised by how quick and easy this recipe turned out to be. I made the sad mistake of burning mine, so be careful in the final baking stage not to overcook. The dough is paleo-approved (the cheesy filling decidedly not so), and the great news is you can fill these guys with just about anything you like for a great result.
Have...
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Above All, Have Fun
“This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Greek Yogurt Breakfast Tart
One of the great things about working with a gaggle of 20-something women: the magazines that clutter the break room, nurses' station, and nursery. Some people use trashy television to decompress--for me, it's the glossy page. I never finish the love quizzes or follow any of the make up advice, but I usually find inspiration in the recipe section--and yes, I am that person who rips the recipe page out of the back and keeps you from finishing the article about some woman's harrowing experience with credit card debt or a baby switched at birth. And that, my friends, is where we found this...
Monday, March 18, 2013
Roasted Eggplant with Buttermilk Yogurt Sauce
Lordy Lou. Hold the damn boat. Holy Moly. Sweet Lord Baby Jesus. Insert other absurd Chef Kefi, RN exclamation here. Ready for a recipe that comes from one of the world's most revered vegetarian kitchens and requires NO culinary skill whatsoever? Read on, young grasshopper.
So many amazing pictures of this recipe all over the internet that I just couldn't choose! My rendition is the bottom right photo.
The background: A few weeks ago, JetSet Kef implied that I would never reach full yiayia status until I pick up a copy of of Plenty, the vegetarian cookbook written by Yotam Ottolenghi,...
Monday, March 11, 2013
Eggplant Rolldakia
There is nothing in this world as relaxing to me as an afternoon in the kitchen. Luckily, I found some time during this crazy week to throw open the windows, enjoy the 55 degree weather, blast the Erykah Badu Pandora station (if you don't know, now you know), and tinker about with some potential additions to the Greek Easter line up.
I loved making these eggplant rolldakia (alternate Kef name "Egg(plant) Rolls," but the Greek won out over the pun this time). The inspiration came from this vegan version, but I had to cheese mine way up.
Eggplant Rolldakia
Ingredients
1 jar of...
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Bright Beginnings: Gf/Sf Blueberry Muffins
Yum a dum dum. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and these blueberry muffins are a grainfree, easy-peasey way to feed a crowd. Thanks to Guilty Kitchen!Sometimes gf/sf cooking can be an exercise in abstraction, as baked goods can easily become an interpretation of the intended treat rather than a version of it. These muffins, however, are the real deal and I was impressed by how very recognizably blueberry muffiny they tasted. I admit that coconut flour is a huge moisture suck, but the resulting teensy lack of moisture was not enough to stop me from eating three...a...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Salmon Avgolemono
Full disclosure: I did not take this picture. But you already knew that.
I did, however, make a very delicious salmon avgolemono. So now glance at that picture again and then imagine a delicious piece of salmon where that roasted chicken is hanging out. That's what I ate for lunch and dinner on Sunday.
This is one of those Greek recipes that sounds more bizarre than it is--trust me when I say that you will never combine lemon, eggs, and rice in a more delicious way.
We are moving into High Holy season here-- the countdown to Greek Easter is on and the final Ferragosto decision has...
Thursday, February 28, 2013
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I was notified by a certain Spanx-wearer who shall remain nameless that my blueberry focaccia picture did no justice to the dish's deliciousness, so here is a new picture that is hopefully more appetizing. See the original post for a pic that I thought was very artsy and retro-ish and understand why I am neither a photographer nor an Instagram user.
If you are a talented photographer and want to take pretty pictures of my food in exchange for eating lots of semi-bizarre-but-mostly-delicious food, let's talk.
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Carrot Chickpea Raisin Salad
The end is here! I'm off nights and back to the world of the living. Praise. The. Lord.
This night shift was especially tough on my diet-- the combination of weird hours, dark nights, and cold weather is enough to send a woman straight to the all-gluten, all-sugar, everything-processed section of the grocery store. Basically, I was what needed to be cleaned up on aisle 9.
So now that it's done we're in full-on detox mode, which means more vegetables and less SGS. Never fear--I still have to post some quality cookies, muffins, and cakes made during my interlude as a vampire-- so it...
Friday, February 22, 2013
Trying to enjoy winter...
... but one thought remains in my mind: IS IT FERRAGOSTO YET?
"I have always intended to live forever; but not until now, to live now."--Galway Kenne...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Mojito Magic
Basically, it all boils down to this: if I like you, I will bake you a cake for your birthday/engagement/niece's quincenera/whatever. But if I adore you, I will make you one of my four favorite cakes on the planet.
This mojito cake is one of them (for the record: nutella bread pudding, pumpkin praline trifle, and this really life-changing orange caramel cake are the other three). It's not the simplest dessert to make--the original CakeLove recipe is three pages long-- but it is a labor of love that pays for itself four-fold in its deliciousness.
Last weekend I got the chance...
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Happy Valentine's Day!
Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. --Emily Bronte
... and I can't stop watching Downton Abbey.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Paczki-lala
So, let's talk about my grandma. To borrow a phrase from the Queen Bee herself, she is just "the nuts." An avid animal lover and gardener by day, she takes the Northeastern Pennsylvania pony races by storm at night. She has, on occasion, been known to refer to something lovely, impressive, or silly as "tchotchy-la-la." To this day, the Kef Family compliments one another as such ("Well, aren't you just a tchotchy-la-la?"). No one said we were normal.
In addition to the unending affection of her grandchildren, daughers, and beloved Golden Doodle, she has captured the heart of one of the...
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Solid Gold Sh!t
Dear Friends--
As you may have heard, I'm on the night shift for awhile. I originally intended for it to be six weeks of cooking fun, but mostly I have been keeping up with the Kardashians and the other trashy television stars who show up after 2 am. I have gotten off the couch long enough to get a couple new recipes in the works, but nothing's been perfected yet except my memorization of the new Insanity infomercial in its entirety.
In the meantime, I've been gorging myself on what I call "Solid Gold Sh!t" (bonus points if you catch the Love Actually reference). This is the foodgroup...
Monday, February 4, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
A Brunchypoo for Obama
As you may have heard, a fairly large event took place this week in Washington, DC. Last time around, I left the house at 3 am and slept under the Department of Labor in freezing temperatures to watch B.H.S. on a jumbotron from 15 blocks away. Not even a little bit interested in doing that a second time, I invited some dear friends over for a little brunchypoo.
FatherKef is a big fan of breakfast-making, and especially loves to make a cheesey frittata when there are enough people around to eat the whole thing. He got the recipe from a man named Tyler who is apparently on the Food Network...
Monday, January 21, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Public Service Announcement
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FAGE IS ON SALE 10/$10 AT GIANT AND STOP AND SHOP LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE!...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Sweet 'n' Salty Almond Butter Cups
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In the words of my dear friend GingerKef, "Wowowowowowowowowowow!"
I've been eyeing all the iterations of homemade Reese's cups out there on the interwebs, but none have been exactly sugar-free--the recipes I've seen have called for some kind sugar for either the nut butter or the chocolate shell. That ends now.
I played around with these puppies last night, and was amazed to find how easy they really are. BF Kef was HUGE fan and promptly enjoyed two of these fancy little treats. They're a little sweet, a little salty, and a delicious replacement for any Reese's lover.
You'll...
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