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Posts Tagged ‘basil’
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Today we picked up our last CSA box (we only signed up for a month). New things in the box included fresh basil and green beans, and old friends/frenemies included tomatoes, eggplant, summer squash, canteloupe, peaches, and nectarines. In summary, I really enjoyed eating organic seasonal vegetables and supporting local farmers and all that good [...]
Thaime for dinner!
There was a Thai food truck back at CMU which I frequented for lunch, and because vegetarian selections were $1 cheaper, I usually ended up getting the strangely delicious Thai basil eggplant. I’ve never been a huge Eggplant Fan, but Thai cooking can make anything taste exciting and new! Much of this magic is due [...]
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.
P-p-pizza
I make pretentious pizza with my new rolling pin and pizza stone. Hey, fresh mozzarella and basil really DO taste different, suckers!
Super Easy Weekday Night Fish With Onions, Basil, Garlic
I’ve discovered that one of the cheapest and easiest way to get some protein into a quick meal is to use frozen fish. I can get about 8 filets for about 8-10 bucks at the local Safeway, and usually one filet is plenty for one dish! When I want to do a quick healthy dinner, [...]
bacon egg salad
Today I was whining at Karen about how there was no protein in my house besides bacon and eggs (also cheese). She said, “Bacon egg salad!” I said, “What??” Googling pointed us to this, which is not so much a recipe as a brilliant, brilliant idea. It seems vaguely like cheating to put the bacon [...]