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Kim's Recipe Box - Whole Wheat Spinach Pasta & Homemade Roasted Vegetable and Tomato Sauce
So far in 2010 I've made homemade bread every single week (if not twice a week) and made cheese from scratch (thanks to Mel).
Why not move on to the next thing on my list to master? Pasta made from scratch.
Tomato sauce is easy enough but this new recipe inspired me. It has a roasted vegetable base and required no added spices or seasonings, it was ( Read more... ) -
A Good Start
This is the way I want to remember the start of the New Year:
"...but I don't feel like I'm searching for anything anymore because the balance has somehow naturally come in to place...I have never felt less burdened by myself or by the world.
I keep remembering one of my Guru's teachings about happiness. She says that people universally tend to ( Read more... ) -
2009: Year of the Champion
This year I felt like a champion. This recap reflects my own triumphs as well as many I shared with loved ones this year. Here it is, month by month: (biggest accomplishments in bold)
January - New Years, Resolutions, Yelp Elite 2009, Mark & Steen Came Home, My Grandmother Graduated From College, 365 Photo Project Began, Operation: Füd Began
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Indian Cooking Class & Delicious Chicken Masala - December 18 & 20, 2009
John and I FINALLY got to an Indian Cooking Class this year!
We went on Friday to the Boston Center for Adult Education kitchens in the Back Bay for our class. God, I love that place. It was a good time, learned a lot, and the food was delicious!
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2009 Discovery: Audiobooks
Reflecting on the year past I felt compelled to write about one of the most amazing discoveries I've made: The Audiobook.
The truth as of late is that I spend more time driving than sitting around at home with time on my hands. Thus, would rather listen to a book then have no time to read at all. I did read a few actual books over the last few ( Read more... ) -
It's A Christmas Miracle!
Since I saw this round up of Boston restaurants doing special Christmas Eve dinners John and I have been debating ad nauseum about where to go and what to do on Christmas Eve. I'm talking weeks and hours trying to decide!
But today, finally, we decided to go to Legal Seafoods in Kendall and catch a Christmas Eve movie. Ahhh, a decision.
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Baking Bread, So Simple
Thanks to my Amazon wishlist (people, make one, they are awesome and so convenient!!) John's mom got me the #1 book I've been coveting for a long time: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a DayBasically the book pimps a new methodology of bread baking. Traditional recipes say you have to cultivate the yeast, let it sit, then proof the dough for hours, ( Read more... ) -
Kim's Recipe Box - Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Oat Bread
I made Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Oat Bread! I used a combination of recipes (this one & this one) and just winged it ( Read more... ) -
Kim's Recipe Box - Direct Fuel Bites
These aren't exactly from my recipe box, I took them from Brendan Brazier's book called The Thrive Diet. Basically these are small, easily digestable, workout fuel. You can eat them during a workout to provide energy in a simple form that goes to work immediately. The recipe for the bites are here ( Read more... ) -
Cross Country Road Trip 2010
John and I are planning a cross country road trip for 2010! Based on a conversation during this trip, we decided to start saving our pennies and do the damn thing. I'm so excited! I've always wanted to do a trip like this. June 2010, here we come ( Read more... )
