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Quick & Easy Recipe | Tree of Life Stir-Fry

February 21, 2012

It’s hard to believe that we’re already at the end of February. I don’t know about you, but I’ve had quite a crazy start to the new year. In between not feeling well and being busy with work, I have sadly neglected this blog. But. I’m back. Ready to test out new recipes and take [...]

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Comfort Food | Pasta Shells and Goat Cheese

February 7, 2012

It’s hard to believe that we’re already in February. I don’t know about you, but I’ve had quite the crazy start to the new year. My work life has been busier than ever, filled with restaurant photo shoots, corporate headshots and business portraits. Not to mention the regular flow of branding projects and blog designs. [...]

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Penne with Oven Dried Tomatoes, Roasted Butternut Squash & Mushrooms

October 25, 2011

Going to Taste of Atlanta this year was a last minute decision for me. I was planning on a lazy weekend at home, but when Barilla US asked if I would like to attend the festival and meet their Executive Chef Lorenzo Boni… I happily packed up my camera and headed down to Midtown for [...]

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Moo Shu Tofu | Daring Cooks Challenge

October 16, 2011

The October Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by Shelley of C Mom Cook and her sister Ruth of The Crafts of Mommyhood. They challenged us to bring a taste of the East into our home kitchens by making our own Moo Shu, including thin pancakes, stir fry and sauce. I was already planning on making [...]

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Pumpkin Tofu Chili {football fridays}

September 30, 2011

The weather in Georgia is finally starting to cool down. In the mornings it is 65 degrees outside, so our patio has become my current office space. Aside from the children playing in the school playground a few blocks away and the occasional sounds of a garbage truck, it is a pretty perfect place to [...]

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Vegetable Soup with Sweet Potato Wontons | Daring Cooks Challenge

September 14, 2011

Peta, of the blog Peta Eats, was our lovely hostess for the Daring Cook’s September 2011 challenge, “Stock to Soup to Consommé”. We were taught the meaning between the three dishes, how to make a crystal clear Consommé if we so chose to do so, and encouraged to share our own delicious soup recipes! Stock [...]

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Potato Onion Tomato Pizza

September 5, 2011

If you’re like us and live in the South, then there probably won’t be too much grilling out for you on this Labor Day thanks to Tropical Storm Lee. We haven’t gotten too much rain here in Atlanta, just a light sprinkle outside right now as I type away at my computer. I think we’re [...]

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Tomato Fried Rice, my Ultimate Comfort Food

August 30, 2011

There aren’t many foods that I adore more than rice. I loved rice so much as a child that my parents nicknamed me fan tong. The literal translation is “rice bucket.” Not the cutest, nor most charming thing to call a little girl. I did love my rice so it was fitting. But, (and I discovered this [...]

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Curry Shrimp with Spicy Mango Quinoa

August 27, 2011

I have developed a recent fascination with curry. I just love how versatile it is and how many dishes I can make with it. Growing up I can distinctly remember one curry dish that my dad would cook for us at our family restaurant, it consisted of potatoes and chicken. But now that I don’t [...]

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Asian Barbecue Tofu Sandwich: My Vegetarian Cure for BBQ Cravings

August 18, 2011

Recently, Paul has been having these crazy BBQ cravings. I wish I knew why. On those evenings when I’m just too worn out to make dinner, I will ask the dreaded question: “So, what do you want for dinner?” If we lived closer to the center of Atlanta, that question would be easily answered with [...]