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Stuffed Poblano Peppers

22 May 2011
Stuffed Poblano Peppers

It was a three-chile-relleno kind of week.

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Gingered Carrots (for SXSW detox)

16 March 2011
Carrots Side Dish

I protested SXSW last night.

After four straight nights (and one day) of cocktail drinking, decadent eating and stiletto wearing, my body just couldn’t take anymore. I thought I’d give the festival a day to subtly switch from the iPad toting, ironic t-shirt wearing, North Face sporting crowd to the skinny jeans wearing, mustache-faced, fedora topped hordes. You know – give the bars a chance to change over from serving Irish coffees to PBRs.
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Spinach and Chickpeas

15 March 2011
Spinach Side Dish

Fast, easy and incredibly tasty.
What could be better?
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Refried Black Beans

21 February 2011
Refried Black Beans Recipe

Well…kind of.

If you can call cooked black beans pureed with caramelized onions ‘refried’. What do you think? Will it pass?
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Homemade Egg Rolls

10 February 2011
Homemade Egg Rolls

I have to admit…

I was super intimidated by this recipe.

Jaden gave such precise instructions on what to do and what not to do, I was sure I would fail horribly. I think I read the directions at least 15 times.
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