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Entertaining Tricks of the Trade: Freezing Pesto

November 14, 2011
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Once upon a time in my early twenties, before I had taught myself how to cook, the thought of "entertaining"–or even cooking for my roommate–struck a bolt of fear deep into my heart. I could barely manage to make dinner for myself without burning something: how on earth could I be expected to elegantly construct [...]

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Hemp Pesto Recipe

July 28, 2011

Happy Thursday! As of today, I have exactly two weeks of my crazy summer Chem II class remaining. Given that I haven’t slept more than 4-5 hours nightly on a weeknight since class started, I’m excited to realize that I’m more than halfway done. Phew. I’ve never needed a lot of sleep (and I think [...]

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Inspired Entrée: High Raw, Vegan Manicotti for Two

July 19, 2011
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Great responses to the edamame hummus! I was excited to hear that some of you already tried it and loved it. Today’s raw-ish entrée—high raw, vegan manicotti—may not be quite so quick or easy, but it is delicious, and I’m hoping that you guys will be as quick to give it a shot!

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Vita-Less

April 27, 2011
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So then this happened: Yeah. The motor’s slightly injured, too. Seriously? Don’t ask me how I managed to destroy several parts of an appliance that is, for all intents and purposes, indestructible. I’m just good like that. Or, I’m sleep deprived. Le sigh.

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Butternut Squash and Beet Stacks with Pesto and Cashew Cream

November 12, 2010
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Another wonderful set of responses! That was an important topic, and I’m so glad that it struck a chord with you. Actually, this has been a great week of blog commentary in general! I always tell people that the actual writing of a blog is really less than half of the fun: the real fun [...]

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“Chef Gena”

August 13, 2009
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Hey guys! Forgive the lack of posts this week! I’ve been totally swamped, but I’ve loved watching you all respond to Sarma’s amazing interview! Keep the comments (and entries) coming, OK? Recently, my friend Zestycook did a post on foods we hated as a child but love now. I don’t think I ever tasted cilantro [...]

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