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Asparagus, Greens & Fresh Herb Stir Fry

Emily — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:31:11 +0000

Nothing says more to me that, yes, spring is here, and no, it won’t be snowing again for a very long time, than the arrival of asparagus at the farmer’s markets. I hated asparagus as a kid. HATED! Much to the annoyance of my parents who started growing it in the backyard garden when I was very young. Happily I have grown out of my vitriol and each year, attempt to eat my weight in spears,

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Cooking with Aphrodisiacs at Home

Emily — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:29:26 +0000

If you are feeling amorous this Valentine’s Day, consider an easy-to-prepare, romantic dinner for your lover, prepared at home for under $100. These are the recipes that I wrote for the Daily Connection and the cooking segment I shot will air on NBC in Washington D.C. at 3pm on Friday. Not in DC? That’s okay! I’ll post a link to the video as soon as it airs!

Fried Manchego Cheese Bites with Wildflower Honey Honey was believed to

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Mushroom, Kale and Winter Vegetable Stir Fry

Emily — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:00:38 +0000

From today’s winter market, a colorful blend of what’s in season. In January. In the northeast. This is crisp, clean and delicious. I might make the stir fry and put between a poached egg and an English muffin and call it brunch!

Mushroom, Kale and Winter Vegetable Stir Fry

Fish Fillet en Papillote

Emily — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:34:53 +0000

Easy and tasty, this is a perfect meal when you want flavor without a lot of work. En papillote is a fancy way of saying “in a packet.” I’m using aluminum foil here, because I am putting the packets on the grill. You could do the same in parchment paper or foil, place on a baking sheet in the over at 350º for 10-15 minutes, depending on the thickness of your fillet.

Fish Fillet en Papillote Grapeseed oil 2

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Watermelon Cooler Cocktail

Emily — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:15:36 +0000

Just in time for Memorial Day, here’s a recipe to help ring in the summer season! Inspired by a guy in the kitchen where I work, who each morning juices a few watermelons for us staffers to refresh ourselves with. I took home the inspiration and added rum to it. The “personal watermelons” I’ve been seeing in stores are perfect if you only want to make a few.

Watermelon Cooler Cocktail makes about 4 drinks

1 cup juice from

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Ginger Curry Lentil Soup

Emily — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:00:18 +0000

I have an enormous collection of cooking magazines. Sometimes I think I should hire someone to type all the recipes into a program like iTunes, so that I could search for a particular ingredient or season, but that would take all the fun out of looking for a particular recipe, flipping through well-worn and dripped-on pages, only to get completely distracted and end up making something completely different from what I’d originally set out looking for.

That

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