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Posts from ‘July, 2009’

Taco salad

A recipe in four stages: Pretending to Be Healthy, BEEF, The Good Stuff, and The Purpose of This Whole Endeavor.

I’m sorry I smell like cherries—I love to bake!

I haven’t posted here in a long time because first I was busy with school, and then I was in Europe and Canada. I’m back now, though, and not terribly busy, since I dropped that astronomy course (I wrote about that in lj, and I am sure you all skipped it laughed at my hilarious [...]

Pan-seared swai

Om Nom Nom is actually useful, instead of just being a venue to show off pictures of yummy food! I steal and modify Gloria’s recipe for pan-seared swai.

Crack noodles

Spaghetti noodles with sesame oil, peanut oil, sesame seeds, peanut butter, soy sauce, ginger… So called not because they crack (the verb) but because they are like crack (the noun).

Cheese & wine chicken

Cheese. Wine. Chicken. What more could you need? If the answer is “corn bread stuffing,” this recipe still has you covered.

Chinese Lion Heads

This is a super delicious dish that my mom likes to make from time to time.  I love it because it has a bit of everything – protein, fiber, carbs, etc. – all stewed together until delicious and flavorful.  It makes use of almost every standard Chinese ingredient that you can think of, so it [...]

recent foods I have baked

First I baked rosemary bread yet again, for a dinner party, following this recipe for an unkneaded peasant bread. This time it came out much much lighter, fluffier, and more delicious. Basically I followed the directions more carefully and this worked (who knew!) although I also stuck my roommate’s pizza stone in the oven while [...]