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how2heroes Anniversary Party!
Last week I went to Boston to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of how2heroes.com. As you've noticed in previous postings I LOVE this website, not only have I contributed to a few videos myself but I...
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One with the chicken
I did it! YES, i'm pretty excited... i broke down a whole chicken all by myself! First, I had to watch the video a few times to get a really good idea on how to do it. Then, I felt pretty confident on...
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Shrimp on the grill
'The weather has been crappy lately but we still decided to grill this weekend. We felt like treating ourselves, so we went for the always delicious home made pizza with new toppings (mushrooms and...
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Garlic Spears
Have you ever seen these in your supermarket? They look like little stems with yellowish flowers about to pop open. But they are garlic spears (the stem and bud of the flowering tops of the elephant...
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REVIEW:: Yakuza
My hubby and I love sushi, in fact we went for sushi on our first date (and then for ice cream... can you think of a more perfect date?!). But since moving to PDX we've had a hard time finding a really...
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Duh-licious Tomato Salad
Yey tomatoes are in season! If you've been going to your local farmer's market you've probably noticed some beautiful tomatoes in shades of red, green and yellow. They all taste like a good old tomato,...
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Grilled Omega-3's
It's been so HOT lately it's really hard to get motivated and cook inside, so we've been trying to grill as much as possible. Last night we made some amazing Salmon on the grill, it came out super...
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Banana bread
My hubby LOVES bananas, he eats one pretty much every day. But he likes them only when they are still greenish. I like them when they are all nice yellow. We both hate them extra ripe, so when we have...
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Stuffed Grape Leaves
A couple of weeks ago — after fun times at happy hour with some friends — I happened to walk by a greek specialty store. I walked in pretty excited... I've been wanting to make stuffed grape leaves for...
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Will work for food
A couple of weeks ago I went to the lovely city of Boston for work. Besides my Dunkin' Donuts ice coffee (and sometimes a doughnut) every single day, I have to say I had some pretty amazing food while...
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Dear Birthday Cake,
Dear Birthday Cake,I love you SO much. I love making you for my birthday so you can be as decadent as I want you to be. This year you where good... really good. We had you every night for a week and I...
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The name "Ven a Comer" came to me while going through my food memories growing up. It was what my mom yelled when dinner was ready, she would say "Carla, ven a comer!" (Carla, come eat!) and I would...
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Ven a comer a PDX!
Last week, Lynne from how2heroes.com came to shoot a bunch of videos here in Portland. I was lucky enough to help pick a mix of food carts, chefs and home cooks to shoot. We had a blast, ate amazing...
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Prepping for Turkey Day!
One of the things I've learned the most from cooking for Thanksgiving is prepping big time the day before. That way I'm not overwhelmed making all the sides and stand in the kitchen for 5 hrs. I don't...
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After Thanksgiving
I know it's been over a week after Thanksgiving, but i wanted to share a few pics of our meal. We where only 3 people (my hubby, my auntie AA and me) but we sure cooked for a lot more! which was a good...
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Top Chef Tapas Extravaganza!
Last week my friend Amanda wanted to throw a little pot-luck get together to watch the TOP CHEF finale. I'm a huge fan so i of course said yes and suggested a tapas theme. Us two—plus our friend...
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Xmas Cookie time!
Last Thursday I got together with 3 awesome friends to make 4 different kinds of cookies & a toffee/chocolate bark. The day started at noon with yummy lunch of homemade lentil & ham soup...
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Butternut Squash Soup!
Rain, rain, rain... that's how it is during wintertime here in PDX —but it's ok— perfect weather for making soups and yummy slow roasting things. A few weeks ago I was watching the food channel...
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Perfect Granola
I LOVE love love granola. Specially on top of some plain yogurt, fruit and honey. But every time I think about buying one at the store I just can't get over the amount of sugar and crazy calories that...
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The Pound Cake
I absolutely love pound cakes, it just reminds me of home. My mom always made them growing up, not necessarily for a special occasion, just to have around the house for "merienda" (our middle of the...
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TOP CHEF TOUR
Even if you're a big fan of the show you might have not heard about this awesome Tour they are doing, there's not a lot of press for it. I found out about it on bravotv.com and read about it on...
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Crabs with fennel & tomato broth
Last weekend I was going through one of my Sunset Magazines and saw this super yummy picture of crabs with a tomato stew. My hubby took one look and agreed with me: we HAD to make it that night. We...
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Blueberry Crumb Bars
For the past few weeks, a couple of friends and I have been doing something called CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) from a farm called Gardenripe here in OR. How does it work? We get one box of...
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FAVE THINGS: Trader Joe's
I don't knot about you, but I can't do all my grocery shopping in one place. I go to different places for different things. Safeway is where I get my basics, New Seasons is where I get fish, fresh...
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Fasst Focaccia
Believe it or not I've NEVER made bread from scratch. It's lame I know. There's something about all that waiting while things rise that make me lazy and honestly, impatient. But the other day I found...
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