All-Clad

November 11, 2009

Oh yes, people.  It’s November 11th and that means the holidays are rapidly approaching.  Are you as shocked as I am?
I’m one of those people who is way too easy to buy gifts for, seeing as I always want something, like those adorable boots I saw at JCrew the other day, or that ridiculously cute [...]

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Pumpkin-Cranberry Vegan Muffins

November 3, 2009

Attention vegan friends – I do love you, too!
For someone completely addicted to butter and cheese, I find it sort of amazing that you can make a perfectly delightful muffin without a drop of dairy.  I’m still a bit shocked in fact, but these muffins are quite delicious!  This is my dear friend Tanya’s favorite [...]

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Cucumber and Celery Salad with Herbs

October 30, 2009

Sometimes, especially when I’m busy, the contents of my fridge starts to taunt me.  I open up the fridge to grab an apple, and there’s all that celery leftover from making soup (you know, when you really only needed a stalk or two, but had to buy the whole thing?). Or you know, when you [...]

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Apple Streusel Muffins

October 25, 2009

The farmers markets are brimming with all sorts of delicious apples—Macouns, McIntoshs, Cortlands—and this cold weather makes me crave a sweet treat!  This is rather unusual behavior (having a thing for sweets), but as you can tell from recent Dreamy Dish entries, I seem to have developed quite the sweet tooth!  I blame it on [...]

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Creamy Carrot Soup with Scallions and Poppy Seeds

October 21, 2009

What’s a girl to do when she looks outside on a mid-October evening and sees that it’s snowing?!  Well, panic of course.  Then make soup!  Seriously though — snow?  In October?  You’re killing me.
But never mind, at least it’s an excuse to make soup and feel cozy and perhaps buy a new adorable sweater?  Ah-hmm.
I [...]

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Chicken Noodle Soup

October 11, 2009

You know that feeling.  The leaves are changing colors, there is a crisp bite to the air, and suddenly all you can think about is cute boots and cashmere sweaters.
Or perhaps it’s that other unfortunate fall feeling you’re experiencing.  Your throat is a bit scratchy, you don’t feel quite right, and you notice yourself needing [...]

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Tip: How to Chiffonade

October 6, 2009

Didn’t you hear, it’s hip to chiffonade (shi-fe-’nad)!
You can use this technique on any fresh herb or leafy green.  It takes a basic leaf, and turns it into a beautiful little ribbon!
Using basil as our example, you simply stack up the leaves (up to 8-10 at a time works fine), placing the largest leaves on [...]

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Icing

September 30, 2009

I’m quite sure there’s some study out there that shows a direct correlation with stress and cupcake making/eating.  It’s no coincidence then that I’m giving you two cupcake recipes in a row here on Dreamy Dish.  Between an absurdly busy semester and planning a wedding, I could be quite satisfied living on cupcakes alone.  Can [...]

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Strawberry Cream Cupcakes

September 23, 2009

There are just those times in life when only a cupcake will do. It’s an immediate pick-me-up and the perfect complement to any celebration. Feeling blue after a boyfriend breaks up with you? Cupcakes to the rescue! You just got engaged? Congrats and enjoy!  Of course, any reason will do including “because I feel like [...]

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Sweet Corn on the Cob

September 20, 2009

Grad school can get a girl down!  I’ve been bogged down with delightful topics such as pathophysiology and research methods, so what’s a girl to do to cheer up?  Hit the farmers market, I say!  This last weekend, it was hard to miss the bounty of late summer sweet corn.  The farmer that I bought [...]

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