potato

It is getting to be the end of summer and we decided what could be better for the transition between seasons than a last hoorah summer veggie tian.  What’s a tian you ask?  A tian is more or less vegetable …

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Most of the recipes we have on the blog have to do with cravings we have here in the GMS kitchen, and last week I was seriously craving some corn chowder. My friend Lauren and I (hey girl!) made corn …

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There are so many exciting green vegetables in season right now! Peas are one of our favorites, and the season for them is so short that we had to celebrate with a quick pea soup recipe. In the course of …

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Jeff and I (read: I) decided to do a cleanse in January, which includes no white flour and no processed foods. That means no pasta and no white rice. After brainstorming a few meals that I realized we couldn’t have …

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I woke up Saturday morning at 8:45am to a knock on my apartment door. The refrigerator repairman was a bit early, but I was very glad to have him finally here! My fridge has been broken since last weekend. There …

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Look at those gorgeous potatoes! In honor of our nation’s birth aka the Fourth of July, my LA friends and I celebrated with a BBQ. I was tasked with potato salad. My first stop was the Hollywood Farmer’s Market! There …

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I know I posted about chicken yesterday, but I thought that, like me, you might eat chicken more than once a week. No? We’ll you’re quite lucky, but sometimes it’s all I can think to make. I know, I know, …

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Or so says my father, which is a separate issue for another time. He didn’t eat the Brussels sprouts, but he was seriously missing out. Recently, my father and brother came out to LA for a visit and stayed with …

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For January, the month of leeks, we wanted to make at least one traditional leek recipe. The first thing that came to mind was, of course, potato leek soup. But which recipe to make? My mother solved the problem by …

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Cucina Fresca was all about highlighting our favorite foods and our favorite ways to cook them. Since next year’s challenge will be about expanding our horizons and getting out of our comfort zone, I jumped at the chance to make …

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