15 Monday Mar 2021
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anchovy paste, avocado oil, cinnamon stick, dried árbol chili peppers, dried Chile guajillo, dried chiles japonés, garlic, sesame seeds, shallot, smoked paprika, star anise, Szechuan peppercorn
Shelby and I sat at the dining room table (in her new home) for an entire morning.
She peeling garlic, me shucking chili pepper seeds, all the while laughing about whether making homemade Chili Crisp Oil would be worth it in the end.
11 Monday May 2020
Posted in gluten free, healthy choices, international, love to cook, lunch bowls, seafood, Weight Watchers
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avocado, crab legs, cucumber, radish, rice, sesame oil, sesame seeds, soy sauce, spinach, sriracha
I hope you’ve been enjoying my mini-series on Lunch Bowls. I’m a bit obsessed with portion controlled meals. Mostly though, I’m quite fond of a theme.
It helps my brain get organized.
We recently celebrated National Crabmeat Day. When Bowl Week meets Crabmeat a California Roll Lunch Bowl is born.
Continue reading »25 Thursday Sep 2014
Posted in appetizers, love to cook, snacks
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Sweet & Sticky Sesame Walnuts make a great bar snack, game-day nibble, or holiday cookie tin addition. That was reason enough to make them.
Only four ingredients and steps so simple that very little words are required was reason enough to share them with you.
Continue reading »16 Wednesday Oct 2013
Posted in chicken & turkey, international, love to cook
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agave nectar, chicken, garlic, ginger, scallion, sesame oil, sesame seeds, soy sauce
Sesame Chicken. This recipe recreation was too good not to share. We recently made a fabulous dipping sauce for some sweet potato steak fries and the key ingredients were agave nectar and soy sauce. One taste of it and my love for sesame chicken came rushing back.
Continue reading »15 Sunday Jul 2012
Posted in love to cook, low-carb, salads, side dishes, vegetarian
Sesame Brussels Sprout Slaw
We love slaw at our house and change up our recipe often. But this version was very different. The sesame oil & seeds added that yummy nutty flavor which worked so well with the balsamic. We’ll surely have this one again.
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