A recipe for gingerade (aka ginger tea) that’s my go-to drink for beating the heat.
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Let’s Stay In Bed Waffles And Lazy Sundays
by Aida Mollenkamp — Share
A classic waffle recipe goes savory with the addition of prosciutto, parmesan, and black pepper maple syrup.
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Urban Legends And Eggs
by Aida Mollenkamp — Share
So, I’ve got a thing with eggs. I could eat them for any meal, at any time, and any number of ways. There’s a culinary urban legend that the number of pleats in a traditional chef’s hats is directly correlated to the number of ways to cook eggs and, while I’ve never found concrete evidence backing that claim, it’s fair to say there are at least 5 kajillion ways to make eggs.
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Pretty. Easy. Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili
by Aida Mollenkamp — Share
This month’s Pretty. Easy. is a healthy, wholesome vegetarian recipe for Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chipotle Chili.
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Pretty. Easy. B.Q.C. Tacos
by Aida Mollenkamp — Share
A riff on my childhood favorite B.R.C. (bean, rice, and cheese) burritos, this bean, quinoa, and cheese taco is a simple recipe that you could pull together for a last minute meal.
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Pretty. Easy. Dutch Baby Pancake
by Aida Mollenkamp — Share
A super simple recipe for one of my favorite sweet breakfast treats, the Dutch Baby Pancake.
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Pretty. Easy. Chilled Soba Noodles
by Aida Mollenkamp — Share
While poking around the other day, I realized I’ve shared a good amount of pastas with you, but have all but failed you in the other noodle categories. I mean, yes, I’m Italian-American so cooking pasta comes as naturally to me as being dramatic, but it’s a total misrepresentation of the noodles that grace my kitchen. There’s a whole shelf filled with various pastas as well as rice sticks, pad thai noodles, udon, and, my favorite, soba.
Pretty. Easy. Tomato Gazpacho
by Aida Mollenkamp — Share
It’s so hot that I can barely eat much less cook. Luckily, this tomato gazpacho recipe is so easy to throw together that it can hardly be called cooking.
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Pretty. Easy. Strawberry-Mascarpone Puff Pastry Tartlets
by Aida Mollenkamp — Share
A super easy dessert of puff pastry tarts filled with cardamom-mascarpone cream and orange juice-soaked strawberries.
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Pretty. Easy. Tex Mex Tofu Hash
by Aida Mollenkamp — Share
An easy recipe for a vegetarian Tex Mex-style hash with black beans, tofu, potatoes, tomatoes, and chiles.
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