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A Foodie Check-in

Posted 04/20/2010 by Amy I in Cooking and Food \ 5 comments

I'm a newlywed, social worker, and graduate student living the good life in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am a California girl who's lived in Nebraska, New York, and Oregon, and I can't get enough of Google Reader, my rescue dog Oliver, farmer's markets, and Thai food. I am an amateur cook, gardener, and photographer, and love to find ways to combine the three. Oh, and I enjoy making lists, can you tell? Visit me at my blog, Playing House.

Hello EAD friends! Hope you’re all having a great week.

I wanted to do a little check-in to say hi and see if there’s anything food-related on your minds these days. I would love, love, love to hear what kinds of things (favorite ingredients, genre of food, type of meal, or anything kitchen/food-related) you’d like to see here. What are you in the mood for? Doesn’t have to be a recipe, it could be a topic, process, or method. I share a lot of content on EAD from my personal blog, picking posts that I think appeal to a relatively wide audience, but I realized that I’ve never asked you what you like to eat.

So, have at it.. can I make something for you? Please don’t be shy, I’m a people pleaser and thrive on requests!

And… because I wouldn’t leave you without some sweetness, here’s a link to a recipe from Bakerella, one of my favorite food blogs, for Oreo Truffles. As you can see, it made quite a beautiful mess in my kitchen.

Oreo Truffles
{Image by me}

Posted 04/20/2010 by Amy I in Cooking and Food
5 comments
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  1. Joy writes... {April 20, 2010 at 8:45 am}
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    You have the most impeccable timing. I would dearly love to read about some of your favorite “30 minutes or less” type recipes – stuff that is super quick and easy to make, that also tastes great.

    Thanks!
    Joy

  2. Kelly writes... {April 20, 2010 at 9:03 am}
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    I LOVE Bakerella! She is SO talented. I love to cook too but lately I have been desperately trying to make homemade VEGETARIAN marshmallows with absolutely no luck. I’m sure thats not really widely appealing, but if you knew the secret to that I would be forever grateful.
    .-= Kelly’s most recent blog post: A Mini Herb Garden =-.

  3. Amy I writes... {April 20, 2010 at 9:36 am}
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    @Joy: Thanks for the suggestion… I’m on it!

    @Kelly: I love Bakerella too, I kinda want to be her when I grow up. I was just poking around trying to find some useful info for you. Have you tried using vegan gelatin by the company Natural Desserts? I read that it’s sold at Whole Foods, and it looks like you can also order it here: http://bit.ly/9YhVE6

    Everything I read about using agar agar as a gelatin sub looked like a massive failure. I hope that helps, if not let me know and I’ll do some more research!
    .-= Amy I’s most recent blog post: Raspberry Jelly Candies =-.

  4. Emily Ann writes... {April 20, 2010 at 4:00 pm}
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    I would like to second Joy’s comment, and add a bit more. I would love to see some inexpensive healthy recipes…like less than $5 a meal for two.
    .-= Emily Ann’s most recent blog post: Waiting… =-.

  5. Delishhh writes... {April 28, 2010 at 5:25 pm}
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    I just came acorss this site and i think it is great. Where in the PW do you live. I am in Seattle. Maybe we can swap some recipes. Otherwise i would like to hear about some good easy breads to make :)
    .-= Delishhh’s most recent blog post: Carrot Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting =-.

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