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English Pea and Asparagus Risotto

Maris Callahan — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:20:43 +0000

I really wasn’t joking when I said I was very close to breaking my three-month blog silence with a post about risotto. Specifically, english pea and asparagus risotto. What’s even worse, it’s a spring risotto which shows you just how long I’ve had these photos sitting on my computer. That’s neither here nor there though, is it? I moved into a new apartment at the end of March, one with a much smaller albeit more ergonomically designed kitchen. Hazel and Amelia, two of my girlfriends, came over the night I moved in to help me get settled and organize four closets worth of crap into only two closets. It was a process during which we drank just a little bit of wine and I will be completely honest when I tell you that when I went to make baked macaroni and cheese a few weeks later, it would have probably taken me less time to weave a colander out of straw than it took me to find the one that Amelia had carefully stacked, Tetris-style, between my mixing bowls, pots and pans. I’ve also been working more and have been going out to eat a lot and cue every excuse in […]

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Spicy Noodles with Szechuan Tofu

Maris Callahan — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:51 +0000

As you might have inferred from my last post, my finances are not in the best shape. I would normally be mildly embarrassed sharing a detail like this, except that I am 99.9% sure that I am not the only person who has ever been in this sort-0f -broke situation in her twenties. In fact, some of you might be there right now in which case you are probably thinking something like “there is no way I am making this recipe because it’s so expensive to stock my kitchen full of ingredients for a recipe that I will only use once.” Yeah, I hear you, but don’t get ahead of yourself. Despite my unrequited love for Whole Foods, I haven’t set foot there in weeks (except for one particularly traumatic commute when I stopped to buy two slices of pizza for $5 and left, miraculously, with only the pizza). Instead, I have adopted the practice of shopping at Trader Joe’s and going no more than once a week. This has led to more than one instance where I have eaten oatmeal with peanut butter for breakfast and lunch and pasta with some version of frozen vegetables for dinner. I say this not to […]

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Vegan Zoodles and Spaghetti Squash with Cherry Tomatoes

Maris Callahan — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:00:36 +0000

A friend of mine recently challenged me to host a vegan dinner party for just the two of us. I decided on a dinner party that would feature vegan zoodles and spaghetti squash with cherry tomatoes. Up until this point I had only hosted get-togethers where I served finger food-type appetizers. I was immediately inspired by the challenge and accepted. As I started to think about what to make I knew that I needed a proper entree, one that was filling but not too heavy for a hot July evening. I also didn’t want something that had to be served hot because my tiny apartment gets a bit toasty when I cook – so I needed something that could be made ahead of time and sit for a bit. I decided to make the veggie spaghetti out of spaghetti squash and zucchini “noodles.” Spaghetti squash is super easy to make, doesn’t take very long and it tastes great. To make the zucchini noodles I used one of my favorite tools – a spiralizer. If you don’t have one you can simply leave the zucchini out – one whole spaghetti squash makes at least three servings. Nutritional Benefits: Spaghetti squash is a great […]

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