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Asian Food Friday Video: Making Nigiri-Zushi Sushi

When I was a kid I hated fish. Unaware that it truly came from the sea, I ate popcorn shrimp by Kentucky-sized bucket full. But fish? No way. It was all… soft and icky and… well, fishy.
Ick.
You know, I think you realize you’re truly an adult when you start to […]

No Comments »Filed under: Asian Food Friday, Video RecipesPosted on May 30th, 2008

Awesome (but not as awesome as an iPhone) Graduation Cupcake Decorating Ideas

Ah, it’s that time of year again. You can almost smell it in the air: the excitement, the expectation, the wide-and-sparkling future stretching out in front of million of kids. And the beer bongs, of course.
It’s such a beautiful time.
Chances are you know somebody who’s graduating this year. And chances […]

1 Comment »Filed under: Dessert Recipes, HolidaysPosted on May 29th, 2008

Insanely Easy No-Roll Beer Dough Recipe for Pizza

I’m Karen, and I’m a junk-aholic. Seriously. I tend to develop rather worrying addictions to some of the world’s least healthy foods. Cheeseburgers. Onion rings. French fries. And of course, the evil almighty pizza.
Unfortunately for my appetite (but fortunately for my health), there’s just not a lot of […]

2 Comments »Filed under: Main Dish RecipesPosted on May 19th, 2008

Honey Ham, Havarti, and Leftover Carpaccio Sandwich

Ah, the sad lives of leftovers. They sit in your fridge, well-wrapped and well-intentioned, waiting for somebody to eat them. And though somebody always means to do the eating, oftentimes the poor leftover just gets… left. Uneaten, unloved and, unable to (as Phoebe from Friends would say) fulfill it’s food destiny. […]

1 Comment »Filed under: TidbitsPosted on May 18th, 2008

Baked Falafel “Mini Muffins” Recipe

Asian Food Friday! I love having a day of the week when I know what I’m going to post. I should make every day of the week like this… except that things would get boring, right?
Baked falafel mini muffins sounds weird, I know. Though, actually, they’re not really muffins… they’ret […]

No Comments »Filed under: Asian Food Friday, VegetarianPosted on May 16th, 2008

Strawberries! Or… Maduixas Molt Dolces

One of the things I absolutely love about living in Spain? The produce.
Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, I come from a place where the specialty products are dirt, smog, and sub-par cowboy boots. (Sorry if I offend any Arizonans– I really don’t like it there. And it’s my blog, so…) And […]

1 Comment »Filed under: TidbitsPosted on May 15th, 2008

Spanish Recipe: Crema de Garbanzos con Bacalao

I saw this cod recipe recipe on TV a few days ago (you know– one of those news shows where they go around videotaping restaurant chefs preparing their food), and just had to make it. It just looked delicious. It’s from some restaurant in the south of Spain, but unfortunately I didn’t write […]

1 Comment »Filed under: Fish & Seafood Recipes, Spanish & Tapas RecipesPosted on May 14th, 2008

Quick Indian Dish: Paneer Butter Masala

I’m in love with Indian food, and have been cooking more and more of it lately. So I’ve been going through all the Indian food cooking videos at VahRehVah.com. And so I thought… why be selfish and keep them all to myself? I should share them with you guys!
This video is incredible… […]

No Comments »Filed under: Main Dish Recipes, Recipes, Video RecipesPosted on May 12th, 2008

My Perfect Kitchen

I’ve discovered something about myself. For one, I’m a little wacky. Going through kitchen photos to search for kitchen decorating ideas (I’m not about to start decorating a kitchen, btw– just dreaming about it), I found my preferences to be completely unpredictable. The kitchens I loved all had entirely different personalities.
I was […]

1 Comment »Filed under: TidbitsPosted on May 11th, 2008

The Mighty Stroopwaffel!

One of my husband’s work colleagues is Dutch. She goes home to the Netherlands pretty often to visit her family and… just be home and stuff. I wish I could do the same. And while having her gone makes things a little crazy at work for my husband, it’s hard for me to […]

1 Comment »Filed under: Dessert Recipes, TidbitsPosted on May 10th, 2008