This traditional Jamaican dish is a favourite for breakfast, as a side dish and even a main. Ackees are the national fruit of Jamaica but the dish is… by Guest on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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3 Memorable Entertaining Ideas I Picked Up at a Summer Dinner Party in Tel Aviv — The Kitchn Abroad
One of my most memorable experiences last summer in Israel was a Friday night dinner at the home of a few local Tel Avivians. I’ve thought about that evening a great deal since, mostly because it was such a lesson in hospitality. There we were, a traveling group of food writers, invited to eat a homemade dinner prepared especially for us. We were strangers to our hosts, and yet the evening turned out to be an intimate, welcoming affair — all due, I think, to three things, which are also great entertaining ideas for anyone:
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spinach and smashed egg toast
What do you make yourself for lunch, if nobody else is around? I bet you’re hoping I’m going to say something ambitious, like “a gently poached chicken breast, cooled and sliced across a vegetable salad with a hand-whisked vinaigrette,” because that happens, ever. Or maybe you’re hoping that this is where I tell you about my secret peanut butter fluff with crumbled potato chip sandwich habit, alas, I’m not even interesting enough at lunchtime to be scandalous. The sad truth is, if I’ve by some miracle found a couple hours to get work done in relative peace, I’m ecstatic, and I find hunger an inconvenience. If I must succumb, whatever I make for lunch must be quick, and tends to fall into the Stuff On Bread category: avocado, olive oil, lemon and sea salt, peanut butter (always low-brow) and jam (always fancy), or, smashed soft egg.
I made a big fuss about poaching eggs a few years ago because I loved them but had a hard time getting them right at home. Once I did, I was triumphant, but nevertheless, have probably not made one in over a year, or not since I discovered that there’s an even simpler route to that cooked-white-loose-yolk-soft-edge nirvana. Soft-boiled eggs require no vinegar, no teeming water and no whirlpools, but they peel like a dream. My favorite way to eat them is broken open on toasted and buttered whole-grain bread, sprinkled with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Low-Fat Recipes: Fruit Leather
4.36 / 5 Stars | 19 Reviews
by AURORAROSE
“Make your own fruit leather out of apples and pears and enjoy it as a snack any time.”
Asparagus and Ham Frittata
Asparagus and ham are great together in this easy to prepare frittata. Great for a weekend breakfast or dinner. by SweetPaleo on Monday, April 8, 2013
Molly & Tyler’s Classic Cottage Kitchen — Kitchen Spotlight
Molly and Tyler’s classic-cool California cottage kitchen — say that five times in a row! — really gives off an easy, breezy vibe. The muted teal wall color (painted “some leftover from I don’t know where,” says Molly) pairs perfectly with the minty backsplash. A Saarinen kitchen table and chairs from DWR nestled into the cozy breakfast nook blends in well with this otherwise-all-IKEA kitchen. All in all, this is great color inspiration for those who favor crisp blue-green shades. See more photos below:
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What Can I Do with Cocoa-Infused Balsamic Vinegar? — Good Questions
Q: A friend of mine gave me a bottle of dark cocoa balsamic and I have no idea what to do with it. I’ve tasted it on its own, and while it isn’t an overpowering cocoa taste, it is definitely there. Any ideas?
Sent by Elizabeth
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Normann Copenhagen: Modern Danish Design For the Kitchen and Table — Store Profile
You may not think you know Normann Copenhagen, but chances are you’d recognize a few of their classic pieces. (Remember this peeler? Or this tea egg? Or these fun beater whisks?) Fans of modern design also know that you can find Normann Copenhagen pieces at stores like Horne, Huset, and The Modern Shop, but the brand has its own online webshop as well where you can peruse and purchase the full beautiful line.
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Low-Fat Recipes: Black Bean Soup III
4.06 / 5 Stars | 12 Reviews
by CORWYNN DARKHOLME
“This is chilled soup is made by pureeing canned black beans with strained salsa, cherry tomatoes and cumin.”
How To Intentionally Enter Into Failure (Or, I’ve Just Planted a Garden!) — Weekend Meditation
As a cook, I am quite naturally drawn to the garden, the place where all cooking begins. But having spent the vast majority of my adult life in cities, I’m not so well-versed in the mysterious ways of soil and plants. I can never tell if those yellowing leaves mean the plant is thirsty or if it is drowning in my enthusiastic watering. (I usually forget when I’ve last watered and so therefore tend to overcompensate.) Gardening is just not instinctive to me and in fact, I have no problem self-identifying as a black thumb. But that hasn’t stopped me from starting a garden this spring.
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