Posts for We are what we eat


You can’t polish a coconut – or can you?

From We are what we eat!
March 12, 2010 at 10:51 pm
nuts for coconuts I make a prediction: coconut is about to have its day and not just on exotic far-flung islands. Last week, I posted a recipe for coconut pancakes that had everyone ... (more)

The best find at your Farmer’s Market isn’t the food.

From We are what we eat!
March 9, 2010 at 5:56 pm
radishes at Farmer's Market “I spent 20 years in the grocery business, I never saw my kids and I felt under appreciated. Today, I am here, having a great time, selling ... (more)

Take a trip to Hawaii this weekend with Banana Coconut Pancakes

From We are what we eat!
March 4, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Banana Pancakes in Hawaii So I’ll admit. I start thinking about the weekend around Wednesday. It begins when I imagine what will be for breakfast. At our house, Jeff is ... (more)

The trials and tribulations of gnocci

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February 27, 2010 at 3:22 am

Gnocci, you elusive tease, you.

Really. The simplistic ingredients in gnocci belies its complex nature. At first glance the gnocci recipe is a sneaky in its simplicity, one thinks

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Honest Scrap

From We are what we eat!
February 25, 2010 at 5:02 am
Honest Scrap Blogger Award I’ve been honored with not one but TWO nominations for the Honest Scrap Award.  I adore the two bloggers who sent me this award. Both are just ... (more)

Margaritas to be celebrated

From We are what we eat!
February 22, 2010 at 9:46 am
It’s national Margarita Day. Did you know that? I thought National Margarita day fell sometime in May…maybe the 5th of May perhaps? Bizarre, really, that it would ... (more)

Oh…Vindaloo…how I adore you

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February 19, 2010 at 8:31 pm
We’re headed out tonight for Indian food. Oh, I can not wait. The spicy aromas, the soft airy naan. I like Indian food as authentic as I can get it; having not been to India, ... (more)

What I learned from Chef

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February 17, 2010 at 5:37 pm

Last week on one of my favorite blogs there was a posting about Anthony Bourdain’s experience at French Laundry. Watching the video, its easy to become wrapped up in Bourdain’s

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Sexy food to share with your Valentine #9: Caviar

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February 11, 2010 at 3:48 am
Thousands of beady little eyes stared back at me.  Entranced, I started back. My first introduction to caviar was memorable and a little intimidating. In a luxe restaurant as ... (more)

Sexy foods to share with your Valentine: #8 Sushi

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February 9, 2010 at 4:16 am
beautiful sushi There is something particularly primal about raw food. The food seems uninterrupted, without scar. The intimate experience of food as pure as food can be, close ... (more)

Sexy foods to share with your Valentine: Fruits

From We are what we eat!
February 8, 2010 at 7:47 pm
What is it really, that makes fruits so sexy? Is it their ripe bulbous shapes? The sensuous, invitingly moist textures? The not-too-sweet-but-sugary sticky juices? Whatever it ... (more)

Drinks to share with your Valentine: #4 Champagne

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February 5, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I felt elegant just holding the bottle. The sanguine heft of the mysteriously dark glass piqued my curiosity. “That is a really nice bottle of Champagne. He must really ... (more)

12 sexy foods to share with your Valentine:#3 Foie Gras

From We are what we eat!
February 4, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Indulgent, controversial, delicate. Each and every time Foie Gras graces my plate, I shudder with anticipation of the buttery, melt-in-your-mouth affair about to take place on ... (more)

12 sexy foods to share with your Valentine #2: Oysters

From We are what we eat!
February 3, 2010 at 7:11 pm
Perhaps oysters are considered an aphrodisiac BECAUSE of the way that Casanova claimed to share them with a lover: “I placed the shell on the edge of her lips and after ... (more)

12 sexy foods to share with your Valentine #1: Fondue

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February 2, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Love is in the air. Well, if it isn’t in the air, it has certainly taken over my grocery store; it looks like a Pepto bottle blew up in there. If Valentines day is for lovers, ... (more)

My cheese graters are like boyfriends..

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January 28, 2010 at 5:57 am

A couple of years ago, I had an unfortunate run-in with a cheese grater. The cheese grater won-by a large margin.

I had a severe cut on my thumb knuckle, and I probably should

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Cheese curds…the squeaky cheese

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January 26, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Cheese curds, the magical dairy treat. Having just returned from the hinterland of Green Bay I still have cheese curds on the palate. I had them fresh and I had them fried..really, ... (more)

Noodles made with a handful of this and that.

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January 16, 2010 at 11:17 pm
A great portion of my family is German, I have Bucholtz and Heinzelman surnames in my genealogy to prove it. Germans are known for many things: invading countries, fine engineering ... (more)

Booyah-a midwestern family tradition

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January 14, 2010 at 5:30 pm
What family recipe do you reach for when your blue? What recipe do you reach for when you are looking to celebrate? What family recipe brings you comfort, makes you think of those ... (more)

Fit Foodie: Raw food movement, yum or hum?

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January 10, 2010 at 10:20 pm
As a person fascinated with food, the cooking of said food and especially eating it, I have a special curiosity for the raw food movement. I mean, I can appreciate raw food. I ... (more)

Pan Crisped Tofu with Greens and Peanut Dressing

From We are what we eat!
January 8, 2010 at 3:00 pm
I love this recipe for several reasons: 1) It is SUPER quick. I can have dinner on the table in 15 minutes (not counting pressing the tofu). 2) It is flavorful AND healthy 3) I ... (more)

The lazy locavore confession

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January 7, 2010 at 9:00 am
I believe in eating local. I DO! I especially like the local Italian restaurant around the corner. No, no. I am kidding. I like using natural, local ingredients when I cook. I ... (more)

Fit Foodie: Vegetarianism through a meateater’s eyes.

From We are what we eat!
January 5, 2010 at 4:28 pm
“Ewwwwwwwww! That’s disgusting! How can you eat that?” my friend M screams as I indulge in a foie-gras hotdog (yes, it exists). Surely, my face registers my puzzled ... (more)

The lobster escape of ‘05

From We are what we eat!
December 30, 2009 at 3:00 pm
One year  J (the brave, the bold, the husband) and I decided that our New Year’s would be an intimate party of two. It was before we were married and our love was still ... (more)

The grand caper of New Year’s eve

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December 29, 2009 at 10:36 pm
One year  J (the brave, the bold, the husband) and I decided that our New Year’s would be an intimate party of two. It was before we were married and our love was still ... (more)