tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46042610619971916682024-03-13T18:04:14.143-04:00Apron & WineCooking in a tiny kitchen, for a big group, on a small budget, with an even smaller space to dine.Apron & Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635524946820229030noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4604261061997191668.post-43405383036872412982014-01-03T11:53:00.000-05:002014-01-03T11:53:02.576-05:00<br />
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2013 meant a new position at my company, and new hours.</div>
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My old 5:30PM departure is no longer, and I now find myself reaching my stoop no earlier than 7:30PM with a coffee cup of wine in hand, and little to no motivation to document my time in the kitchen. </div>
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I've watched my blog dwindle as the year went on, and I'm pretty sure I was Apron & Wine's only visitor for months at a time, but I figure with a new year, comes new opportunities.</div>
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So here is the plan.</div>
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Apron & Wine, in addition to recipes (when time allows) will also include restaurant reviews, suggestions, and nightly deals, if any, for those looking to eat their way through NYC.</div>
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So lets see how this works out. Fork and knife crossed.</div>
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Apron & Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635524946820229030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4604261061997191668.post-51292609049885117332013-01-02T14:42:00.002-05:002013-01-02T14:42:57.509-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It may sound a little out there, but this salad is delicious</div>
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I was seriously excited to use my mandolin. </div>
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Nothing screams fun like evenly sliced veggies, and while I was confused about eating raw brussel sprouts this recipe changed my mind.</div>
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Any salad with bacon is an okay salad by me!</div>
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The bitter brussel spouts were perfect with the salty bacon and cheese </div>
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It's nice to lay out your ingredients in a line, reminds you what you're cooking and that you've added more bacon than the recipe calls for</div>
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Dinner is served</div>
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I woke up Sunday morning hungry, and with the urge to cook.</div>
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The urge / my hunger was so great that I threw on shoes and a jacket, didn't even bother to change and headed to the grocery store with no craving in mind.</div>
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Once I walked through those electric sliding doors I knew... I was going to make chili!</div>
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With no recipe on hand, and no recipe in mind I set out to grab what I thought a basic chili would need.</div>
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So here you go.</div>
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I've never had butter beans, to be honest I thought I was grabbing Cannellini beans, but was too distracted debating with my roommate over weather or not she could indeed eat an entire DiGiorno pizza. (She can't)</div>
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Turkey chili</div>
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Then it was time to eat. My little brother showed me this tortilla heating technique.</div>
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It's a time saver, and looks pretty bad ass</div>
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Comer bien mis amigos! </div>
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Apron & Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635524946820229030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4604261061997191668.post-34852097856909250782012-11-20T13:50:00.002-05:002012-11-20T13:50:24.894-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My friend Gabi came over on Friday for a little cooking, and a lot of eating</div>
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Gabs is known for keeping her liquor cabinet well stocked, and well dressed!</div>
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This little reindeer was the perfect holiday gift! Thank you!</div>
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After a series of nearly 50 text messages we finally settled on naan pizzas </div>
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I had recently acquired some random fridge ingredients and felt it was perfect way to clean house, while making something delicious</div>
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Spread a little garlic olive oil on the naan and were ready to get creative</div>
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Our pizza bar:</div>
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Tomato Sauce</div>
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Basil</div>
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Roasted Artichokes</div>
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Caramelized Onions</div>
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Mozzarella</div>
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Pepperoni</div>
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We were serious</div>
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We each made a pizza, and then collaborated on the third.</div>
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(AKA threw on all the ingredients)</div>
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Baked at 350 for about 20 minutes and then BAM</div>
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Dinner was served</div>
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To top it all off, we added a little balsamic reduction to some of the pizzas</div>
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A perfect way to spend Friday night</div>
Apron & Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635524946820229030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4604261061997191668.post-89241543319516984842012-11-20T13:34:00.000-05:002012-11-20T13:34:23.106-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Allison: The queen of evenly slicing cheese</div>
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Cooking is dangerous.</div>
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My most interesting lunch craving.</div>
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Peanut butter and jelly with potato chips.</div>
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A Friday night meniscus.</div>
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Years of cooking has taught me one thing.</div>
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Anything can be wrapped in bacon.</div>
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We currently have two clients in our office whose love affair with bacon goes beyond that of the average American.</div>
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To help appease their cravings I wrapped their number 5 favorite food, with their number 1 favorite food.</div>
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A breakfast of champions</div>
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I cooked these in the toaster oven at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.</div>
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Baking them on the rack was definitely a plus, there tends to be quite a bit of grease when wrapping a hashbrown in bacon.</div>
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Let the day begin!</div>
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Something I tried once, that I will not be trying again...</div>
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Dried baby shrimp.</div>
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Tuesday night I went over to Kerry's for a little R&R</div>
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She had dinner prepping in the oven, and wine on the table</div>
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My kind of meal</div>
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Kerry is probably my only NYC friend that decorates for each season</div>
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Autumnal pumpkins? You got it!</div>
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I'm always on the hunt for balsamic glaze, making it on your own is a <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/How-Make-Balsamic-Reduction-22636318">timely and often smelly process</a>. Ker purchased a perfect reduction from <a href="http://www.citarella.com/">Citarella</a></div>
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We sat back, enjoyed some grilled vegetables, episodes of the New Normal and a Cabernet</div>
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Thanks being a lovely host!</div>
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What to eat?</div>
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'Wichcraft's marinated chickpea sandwich.</div>
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Chopped chickpeas, roasted peppers, green olives, lemon & organic arugula on a ciabatta</div>
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You wont regret it.</div>
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I saw this sandwich on Pinterest and have been eager to make it</div>
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Marinated beets</div>
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Arugula</div>
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Goat Cheese</div>
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Bam!</div>
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I definitely suggest marinating the beets longer than I did (20 min)</div>
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I ended up sautéing them towards the end in a blend of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, brown mustard and garlic powder. </div>
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It added a lot to the sandwich having the beets seared, and helped the goat cheese melt.</div>
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Add some fresh arugula and ideally a balsamic reduction.</div>
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Since I wasn't able to reduce the vinegar I opted for a sweeter balsamic that really helped make the sandwich pop!</div>
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I will definitely be making this again!</div>
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Lemon Orzo with Spicy Sauteed Shrimp</div>
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Be too lazy to go to the grocery store so cook only what your parents have left for you in the pantry</div>
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Defrost and marinate the frozen shrimp you found in olive oil, minced garlic, salt, pepper, cayenne, red pepper flakes, and cumin</div>
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Cook the orzo, when done, drain and mix with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, pepper, and a little parmesan</div>
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Sautee the shrimp on medium until they turn pink. </div>
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Top orzo with shrimp, garnish with a little lemon zest</div>
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A dinner of favorites.</div>
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While I was home my friend Alexis stopped by for some dinner. I let her dictate the menu in which she chose all of her favorites.</div>
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1. Steak</div>
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2. Brussel sprouts with bacon and onions</div>
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3. Mashed potatoes</div>
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I marinated the steak only with salt and pepper and then topped with a <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chimichurri-Sauce-107159">chimichurri sauce</a></div>
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Then the brussel sprouts </div>
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( I find it's fairly easy to overcook brussel sprouts and the last few times I've ordered them they're a little mushy - I prefer my sprout al dente)</div>
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Mashed tater time</div>
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(Cutting back on calories? Use plain greek yogurt instead of sour cream to whip these spuds into shape)</div>
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Another successful NJ meal!</div>
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Roasted Cauliflower. </div>
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The tale of a vegetable disguised as "fried" deliciousness</div>
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I cut one head of cauliflower into florets, tossed with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper.</div>
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Then threw on a baking sheet at 400 degrees for 25 - 35 minutes.</div>
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It was that easy.</div>
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Roasted cauliflower really tastes like french fries...</div>
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Says the girl who hasn't had french fries in 3 -years. Nevertheless they are a perfect healthy alternative to anything else breaded and fried.</div>
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Enjoy with some ketchup, hot sauce, or even ranch is suggested. </div>
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I prefer mine straight up.</div>
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Snack away!</div>
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That is one monochromatic spread.</div>
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I spent this last weekend caring for two of my favorite boys ...</div>
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So while they wrestled, I cooked</div>
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First up: smashed white bean dip</div>
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Buy the beans, open the beans and drain the beans. Easy enough.</div>
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I then sauteed the beans with a little garlic, olive oil and rosemary fresh from the back yard.</div>
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You cook and smash, cook and smash, after about 10 minutes, you have a delicious white bean dip with hints of rosemary. </div>
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Cheers!</div>
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Ain't no thang but a chicken wing</div>
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The other weekend I headed out to the burbs and with some serious Mom help, made chicken wings.</div>
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(Okay she made them, I mostly watched and took pictures)</div>
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I did get to help with the actual butchering of the wing.<br />
It involved a sharp knife and two quick chops.<br />
1. To separate the "drumstick" from the "wing"<br />
2. To chop off the tip of the wing - no one wants that</div>
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We made two different types of wings<br />
1. Hoisin with honey and sesame seeds (featured here)<br />
2. Olive oil, rosemary & garlic</div>
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For both recipes we marinated the wings for about 30 minutes<br />
Wiping off the extra marinade we placed them in the oven on a cookie sheet for 20 minutes at 350<br />
Taking them out at the 20 minute mark, we rotated them, and put them back in for another 20 minutes</div>
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The final step is broiling.</div>
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Broil on each side for about 5 - 7 minutes to obtain a golden brown and a crispy crust</div>
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Then toss with a little honey and toasted sesame seeds!</div>
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Enjoy!</div>
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For rosemary garlic wings, check out the full recipe here. </div>
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Thanks Mom!</div>
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With Laura away CSA I shall weigh!</div>
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Plums</div>
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Fennel</div>
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Cucumbers</div>
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Squash</div>
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Corn</div>
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Mountain tomatoes</div>
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Okra</div>
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Cherry tomatoes</div>
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Swiss Chard</div>
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Apples</div>
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This weeks bounty of fresh produce</div>
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Sometimes you need to start your week off with a good home cooked meal, friends, and the luxury of sitting around a real dining room table.</div>
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So this Tuesday I headed to my friend Kerry & Doug's apartment where we discussed our days, our weekends, and most importantly the nights menu options. </div>
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With a recipe in mind we headed to the grocery. </div>
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We shopped, we cooked, we ate, and even successfully killed 2 fruit flies.</div>
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It was a big night.</div>
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It was easy and absolutely delicious.</div>
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In addition we roasted some broccoli and cauliflower with garlic, olive oil, lemon zest, and parsley.</div>
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It was the perfect compliment to our meal. </div>
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Cheers to great friends and great food!</div>
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Steak. It's what's for dinner.</div>
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It's times like these that I wish for nothing more than a roof deck, a grill, and a dish washer.</div>
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Since my favorite butcher shop closes it's doors at 6pm, my coworker was nice enough to step out and pick me up a 2 lb flank steak. A slightly excessive order considering there were only 3 diners, and that I only have a pan big enough for half.</div>
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I marinated the steak just shy of 30 hours. </div>
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Really setting those flavors in.</div>
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The day before dinner was to be served we got a break in the heat wave so figured I'd prep some of the appetizers and sides while there was a breeze in the kitchen.</div>
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An all time Colorado favorite. Bacon wrapped jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese. </div>
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And one of my all time favorites. Green beans.</div>
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Cleaned, wrapped, packed up and ready to go!</div>
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The steak smelled, and looked delicious. Even raw.</div>
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Mixed the green beans with some caramelized onions, bacon, and mustard.</div>
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Roasted the fingerling potatoes with red pepper flakes, salt and olive oil.</div>
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Okay, so Tuesday was a little hot. </div>
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I had two burners on, the stove on high, a skillet preheating, and we were back in the heat wave.</div>
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Despite it all, everything roasted, steamed and pan seared its way into a perfect meal.</div>
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Last week my friend MJ came over for wine and whine.</div>
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I recently found a recipe for <a href="http://www.acouplecooks.com/2012/04/spinach-artichoke-grilled-cheese/">artichoke & spinach grilled cheese</a>... on<a href="http://pinterest.com/"> Pinterest</a>, because where else do we find recipes these days.</div>
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I have an over abundance of frozen spinach in my freezer, maybe is a popeye complex, but I opted to use that instead of fresh</div>
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This is one of my all times favorites and often referred to as <a href="http://www.uryu8.com/zurros/">"Good Bread"</a> among family.</div>
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(We're very creative)</div>
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I shredded. </div>
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I sliced.</div>
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And the artichokes I diced.</div>
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Then it was time to grill.</div>
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I served grilled cheese, a side salad with balsamic vinegarette and pinot noir. (Thanks MJ)</div>
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The salad was great, but the grilled cheese was a bit bland. </div>
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Our next cheesy round I added a little cayenne to the spinach and artichokes as well as a few Mediterranean spices just to give it a kick. It was perfect!</div>
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(The salad dressing also added a great zing.)</div>
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Next time... I'm adding bacon.</div>
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Happy weekday eating!</div>
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I have made a lot of cheese plates in my day, and sometimes you need to mix things up a little!</div>
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Introducing a crabby apple.</div>
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Happy Wednesday!</div>Apron & Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635524946820229030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4604261061997191668.post-41898785521585794802012-08-01T17:45:00.003-04:002012-08-01T17:47:12.034-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
What could we be making....</div>
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Cheesecake!!</div>
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I recently spent an excessive amount of time researching the BEST NY cheesecake recipe, and after scanning over dozens of websites and reading hundreds of reviews I chose <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tylers-ultimate/new-york-cheesecake-recipe/index.html">Food Network's New York Cheesecake</a> and was not disappointed!</div>
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My mom was in town for the weekend and arrived bearing gifts.</div>
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1. A new cuisinart (after the pea pesto debacle)</div>
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We set to work using both of my new kitchen toys</div>
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The suggestion to use a measuring cup to press the crumbs into the base was super helpful. Our curst was already slightly thicker than suggested, but please, who doesn't love a graham cracker crust!?</div>
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We popped the crust in the oven at 350 and watched as it turned a perfect golden brown</div>
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This was also the first time my new hand held mixer was put to use. The cake would have been impossible without it!</div>
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Lemon zest goes a long way</div>
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This recipe and really all cheesecake recipes call for a lot of cooking then cooling, cooking then cooling </div>
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So now, we cool</div>
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After the cheesecake had cooled for a few hours it was time to add the top layer. Instead of using creme fraiche we used sour cream. </div>
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Worked perfectly! </div>
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14 hours later, our cheesecake was ready!</div>
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The cheesecake on Sunday was delicious, but the cheesecake on Wednesday was FANTASTIC!</div>
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Thank you mom for all your help, my new kitchen gadgets and everything you do!</div>
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