From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Soup & Salad: Feel-Good Raw Vegetable Soup à la Jean-Georges

October 29, 2008

(raw vegan, gluten-free)
So this is one of my most favorite, simple pleasures I took away from the Gourmet Institute a couple weekends ago that I haven’t quit talking about.  Besides the fact that it’s healthy and raw, I think what impresses me most is that when world-renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten demonstrated how to make it, [...]

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A Weekend at Gourmet Magazine's "Gourmet Institute"

October 26, 2008
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Gourmet Magazine’s annual event was a weekend packed with all the best chef-lebrity, demos, discussions, tastings, and hobnob for the ultimate foodie fantasy.

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Portobello Au Poivre & Creamy Lemon Herb "Noodles"

October 13, 2008

(raw vegan, gluten-free*)
Au poivre (French for “with pepper”) is most commonly a beef application in which one or more types of peppercorns are crushed to create a flavorful, punchy crust.  As a lover of all things peppery or spicy, it’s also one of my favorite methods and one that I started longing for since giving [...]

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Beets & Sweet Potatoes? You'll Never Reach for Another Bag of Chips!

October 10, 2008

(vegan, gluten-free)
These sweet potato and beet chips are nothing original, in fact, I got the idea from a recent episode of Giada de Laurentiis’ Everyday Italian where she fried the mandolined slices in extra virgin olive oil and then finished them with garlic-rosemary sea salt.  I was immediately attracted by the bright, deep, pink and [...]

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Travel Archives: Sorrento, Italy & The Isle of Capri

October 8, 2008

June 22: A girl can really get used to traveling by boat and waking up to a new landscape every morning, especially if the landscapes keep on looking as amazing as this.  We’re anchored a mere 150 to 200 yards offshore from Italy’s southwestern coastline and home to the Campania region. I opened the drapes [...]

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Poblanos Stuffed with Mexican Confetti "Rice", Cilantro Crema, & Spicy Tomato-Chipotle Salsa Cruda

October 2, 2008

vegan, semi-raw, gluten-free
Another recent craving for Mexican food got me experimenting again, and just like other similar dishes such as tacos and enchiladas, it works incredibly well with raw.  I believe it’s a combination of both the seasonings and the ingredients to which they are applied compliment each other famously.  Best of all, this deceivingly [...]

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