Tangy Potato Salad

by Lizzy 17 July 2013 Food

 I’ve mentioned before potatoes are my favorite starch, but I don’t think I’ve expressed how much I love them. I could eat them here or there. I could eat them anywhere. I could at them in a car. I could eat them at a bar. You get the idea.

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Friday Find | Joie Avocado Fresh Pod

by Lizzy 12 July 2013 Friday Find

You already know what happens when you try to store unused portions of avocado. The creamy, green flesh begins turning an unattractive brown almost immediately. Typically, I don’t have that issue as I can eat avocados like apples. However, I will ration them when I’m planning multiple meals or eating alone. I needed a better […]

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Cucumber Cooler | The Bedford Inspiration

by Lizzy 9 July 2013 Food

  With the resurgence of the cocktail culture we’ve learned it takes true skill to make a good drink. Personally, I think it takes even greater talent to make a potable mocktail. Without reliance on a bitters’ aromatic essence or nuance of liquor, a bartender needs to be innovative. Rarely do I find success when […]

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Mint Simple Syrup

by Lizzy 9 July 2013 Food

  Whenever I come across simple syrup in specialty food shops or liquor stores it baffles me. Why would anyone pay a premium for sugar water? It’s tantamount to selling salt water to boil your pasta. Would you pay twelve times the price for that when you have salt and tap water at home? Well, […]

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Friday Find | Original Spaghetti Scrub

by Lizzy 5 July 2013 Friday Find

Cleaning potatoes isn’t one of my favorite tasks despite being my favored starch. Typically, I leave that chore to my husband because he meticulously extracts every eye and blemish from each potato using his beloved OXO swivel peeler.  I simply don’t have the patience. Plus, I have to preserve my little lady hands.

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