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I Am... Mini Scotch Quail Eggs Recipe

March 25, 2013 • 32 comments • Posted in: eggs, sausage

I can't remember my first Scotch egg or even why I decided to try one, but after the first bite I was hooked. How could I not fall in love a perfectly boiled egg wrapped up in a sausage coat? A Scotch egg is all good things about breakfast rolled up into one awesomely hand holdable ball.

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I Am... Best Banana Bread Recipe

March 14, 2013 • 22 comments • Posted in: banana

I'm a purist when it comes to banana bread: no nuts, no chocolate, no dried banana chips. I like my banana bread to taste like bananas. I love how something magical happens when bananas are baked; the sugars caramelize and intensify, making the bananas taste even more banana-y.

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I Am... Parsley Pesto Pasta with Broccoli and Salmon Recipe

February 28, 2013 • 12 comments • Posted in: broccoli, parsley, pesto, salmon

Do you ever just wander around the grocery store until inspiration strikes? Sometimes that means I'm in and out of the store in five minutes, but sometimes it means I'll wander aimlessly for hours.

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I Am... Sweet Potato and Carrot Curry Soup Recipe

February 18, 2013 • 15 comments • Posted in: carrots, sweet potatoes

State Bird Provisions in San Francisco has been on my radar for a while. I've been meaning to try it even before Bon Appetit named it 2012's Restaurant of the Year. My first attempt at eating at State Bird last April was a utter fail. Mike and I were road-tripping down the Pacific Coast with a wild dream of hopping in for some late-night nibbles, but we arrived a bit too late – by the time we rolled into town they were closed. We didn't try again for another year, but the second try was the charm. Armed with hope and no reservations, we managed to grab a seat at the bar.

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I Am... Heart-Shaped Pizza Recipe

February 13, 2013 • 23 comments • Posted in: pizza

Seems to me like there are a lot of Valentine's Day haters out there, but I will confess right now, I'm not one of them. I'm not the hugest fan – I don't go all out and decorate my house with pink and red hearts, but I do appreciate the large outcropping of heart-shaped foods that tend to pop-up in February. I literally squealed when I saw a heart-shaped doughnut for the first time. Heart-shaped food is just so much cuter than regular shapes.

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I Am... Ranger Cookie Recipe

September 10, 2012 • 24 comments • Posted in: chocolate, coconut, oats, raisins

Mike and I love going on long rambling walks that go nowhere in particular. More often than not, we'll end up in a grocery or kitchen goods store. The other week we stopped into Williams Sonoma where they were sampling their ranger cookie mix. I've never had ranger cookies before but how could I say no to oats, chocolate, raisins and coconut?

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I Am... Paella Recipe

July 27, 2012 • 54 comments • Posted in: chicken, chorizo, clams, prawns, rice

I haven't had paella in Spain, but if I ever hit up Valencia I know paella will be on my must eat list. Paella has bits of everything I love: rice, seafood, and most importantly, crispy burnt parts. Not everyone is into that toasted rice flavour, but I think the socarrat is the best part.

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I Am... Takoyaki Recipe

July 4, 2012 • 38 comments • Posted in: Japanese, octopus, shrimp, squid

A couple of years ago a good friend of mine gave me an electric takoyaki maker for my birthday. Takoyaki literally translated means octopus fried, but takoyaki isn't just fried octopus - it's a tiny, piping hot ball of batter filled with green onions, ginger, crispy tempura bits and octopus. It's crisp, it's gooey, it's delicious.

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I Am... Raspberry Lemon Cake Recipe

June 24, 2012 • 32 comments • Posted in: cake, lemon, raspberry

Do you have any friend who don't like sweets? It seems to me that all the people I know don't like chocolate or sweets. What's a girl obsessed with sugar supposed to do?! Its downright difficult pawning off my baked goods. That's why I get so excited when friends' birthdays roll around. I pretty much know they're going to indulge in at least one piece of a homemade birthday cake.

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I Am... Chinese Steamed Fish Recipe

June 14, 2012 • 23 comments • Posted in: ginger, green onions, tilapia

Do you ever have random cravings for food? This happens to me all the time and while I'd like to give in to my stomach's every whim, I rarely do–usually because my food fantasies revolve around elaborate feasts that would be entirely too time consuming to make before passing out from hunger. Thankfully my elaborate feast fantasies don't happen all the time. The other day I had a very sensible, down-to-earth desire for a simple steamed fish.