August 2009

so long summer meal

August 31, 2009

Pin it Nothing says Midwest summer night like corn on the cob and a B.L.T. It always brings back memories of swimming at the lake and dinners on the porch. I’ve done an awful job of representing my Midwest culture this summer as this is my first time having corn on the cob. But when [...]

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in the news: milwaukee public market

August 30, 2009

Pin itMy good friend Mary Beth had told me about this market and so with my frequent Milwaukee trips recently I knew I had to get there. During my last visit when I was with my Mom, we were a little too late and the market was already closed The Market consists of various little [...]

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operation clean-out

August 28, 2009

Pin it No, I do not have 8+ children a la Jon & Kate. (And no, I don’t have the famous hair either) All of this food is for 2 people. So I decided that another eating experiment was in store for me and my fridge. Could I not go to the store for over [...]

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in my cupboard: stocked fruit bowl

August 27, 2009

Pin it On a good day, this is what my fruit bowl looks like. And I love it when it looks like this – the possibilities are endless and I know I will not run short of fresh fruit and veggies anytime soon. What will I do with all of this? The grape tomatoes will [...]

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lunchables for adults

August 26, 2009

Pin itIn my quest for new lunches, I decided to make some of my favorite snacks into lunch. Meet the lunchables. Adult version. 2 French Meadow Sprouted Fat Flush Tortillas, baked until crispy, cucumber, lettuce, red peppers home-made hummus, marinated artichokes & kalamata olive tapenade oikos tzatziki Voila! A quick to assemble lunch – extremely portable [...]

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glass noodle stir-fry: revised

August 25, 2009

Pin itThis twist on my favorite spring rolls was inspired by a “Glass Noodle Stir-Fry” from the July edition of Food & Wine. I went from rice noodles to zucchini noodles in spring roll wrappers. They were great…the rest of dinner? Not so much. The taster and I went to an Asian Market one night [...]

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