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Foody Friday: Bangin’ Blueberry Banana Bread

Jul
8th
2011
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Baking is not what I do best, and this is probably because I frequently alter recipes. If I want a sweet treat but am lacking the right kind of flour/sweetener/fruit, then I'll substitute and rearrange ingredients until things inevitably go awry. Yesterday, however, was a rare and lovely day. I spotted a recipe for vegan blueberry banana bread over at Six One Seven, and I discovered that I actually had almost everything I needed to make it happen! With a little help from Google, I found a substitute for the only ingredient...

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Foody Friday: Impressive Food and Drinks

Jul
1st
2011
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The past several days in pictures (or at least the important parts):

Foody Links:

Which fruits have the most sugar? Not cherries, anything but cherries!! After seeing Oh Joy!'s recent Currently Snacking On post, I think I need some Drinking Vinegar in my life. Growing a Home Garden for Your Pet- I'd try to overcome my brown thumb for Clementine and Winston.   Have a great holiday weekend,...

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Foody Friday: Tomatoes, Mushrooms, and Teamwork

Jun
24th
2011
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In case you're interested, here's the Mushroom Ragu recipe we used. We substituted the chicken broth with Not Chick'n Cubes, and we managed to find organic heavy cream.   Danielle, Kirby, Kyle, and I finally weeded the garden. It needed it. I cannot wait to try one of the first tomatoes... if they ever decide to show up. Interested in a few foody articles? Here ya go: 7 Edible Weeds- Dandelion wine? Oh my word! How to Buy Healthy Food on a Budget- Andrea is right; healthy food is expensive. Check out these tips to start saving. More farmers...

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Foody Friday: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Dessert

Jun
17th
2011
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Below are the highlights of my week in the categories of breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert (respectively).   Fyi, the toast ideas weren't entirely mine. I was inspired by a toast post I saw over at A Cozy Kitchen, which happens to be the only food blog I frequently read. I swapped the ricotta for chevre on the avocado toast and the almond butter for the dark chocolate version on the strawberry toast. I also snapped a few Instagram pictures at the Farmer's Market this week, but I really should've taken more. There were so many colorful fruits and...

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Foody Friday: Vacation Indulgences

Jun
10th
2011
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For me, one of the best parts of vacationing is being able to eat delicious food nonstop without feeling the usual amount of guilt. My vacation mode internal dialogue- "Two pieces of pie and a cookie for dessert? Well, I am on vacation. Why not? And maybe I should wash it down with a tub of melted butter... " Below are some of the tastiest dishes and treats I've been allowing myself to enjoy this week.

 

 

    Oh yeah! Danielle and I did manage to make the Mango Lime Virgin Margaritas I mentioned in yesterday's post. As per...

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Foody Friday: Tasty Thai Cuisine

Jun
3rd
2011
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Kirby and I recently went with two of our friends to Beaumont for a day of shopping, and we ended up eating at a place called Chaba Thai. The food was delicious, and I ate way too much of it. I had Green Curry with Tofu, and our friend Missy had Pad Thai with Tofu (both pictured below). Kirby's spicy shrimp dish was pretty great too, but there wasn't a very large window of time for photographing pretty plates since we were all famished (an exaggeration).   Lake Charles' lack of a Thai restaurant is a real shame, if you ask me.   Also, I've...

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Foody Friday: Memorable Meals & Snacks

May
27th
2011
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Here are some delicious and mostly healthy lunch, dinners, and desserts I've been enjoying lately (sidenote: Instagram makes eating almost twice as fun!)-

 

 

* Homemade Balsamic Recipe

**Zucchini Bread Recipe

Before I go, here are a few interesting food related articles.

Just Because It's Organic Doesn't Mean It's Healthy- I am occasionally guilty of buying a box of cookies made with organic flour/sugar and thinking all is well with the world. And there's BPA in Amy's canned foods?! I'm not big into canned anything, but that's...

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Foody Friday: Homemade Chips and a Big Salad

May
20th
2011
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Likely inspired by the tasty Sweets & Beets Chips I bought a couple of weeks ago, Danielle made a few homemade batches of her own one night this week. They were absolutely delicious, and I actually felt good about eating them since they were baked instead of fried. I've been trying to eat more salads lately, and the above creation might be the best homemade salad I've had yet! Baby spinach, artichokes, avocado,...

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Foody Friday: Mediocre Muffins into Decent Bread Pudding

May
13th
2011
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A few days ago, I  found a recipe for Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread.  Dark chocolate and peanut butter are two of my favorite treats, and the two together seemed like something I needed to experience. I had most of the ingredients, so I decided to give it a go. My first mistake was not waiting for the bananas to ripen a little more. My second through seventh mistakes all occurred when I decided to alter the recipe. We only had three bananas,...

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Foody Friday: Sweets, Beets and Ladybugs on a Log

May
6th
2011
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I was feeling a little snacky yesterday, so I did the reasonable thing and made a snack.  My ladybugs on a log are slightly more fancy than regular ol' ants on a log because the celery is organic, the peanut butter is mixed with a little honey, and I used dried cranberries instead of raisins. Also, I just discovered Sweets & Beets Chips (made with, as you'd expect, sweet potato and beet chips), and they are so delicious. They're the perfect balance between sweet and savory, and with...

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