Archive for February, 2012

Cookbook Limelight: Vegan Junk Food
[ 2 ] February 27, 2012 |

Cookbook Limelight: Vegan Junk Food

The Vegan diet has become increasingly popular over the past few years.  When I say popular I mean about one in every third person is converting over to the non-dairy and non-animal product diet.  Dating back to the 1940’s, veganism is not a new concept but seems new when you are trying to imagine recipes […]

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World Tour: A little Latino Spice
[ 0 ] February 24, 2012 |

World Tour: A little Latino Spice

Thanks to my new Pinterest addiction, I’ve been exploring a bunch of new tricks for the kitchen. I stumbled upon a person’s pin for a broiled or chicken recipe that used Sazon Goya and Goya Adobo and I became intrigued. I already use the Goya Adobo quite regularly for one of my go-to, fast fixes; […]

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The Chicken Chronicles: Shrimp and Chicken Etouffee
[ 0 ] February 23, 2012 |

The Chicken Chronicles: Shrimp and Chicken Etouffee

Something bad is going on between me and chicken.  I am really beginning to grow a strong disdain for it, which is weird because I never thought my lifestyle might naturally evolve to being a full blown vegetarian.  That was until Gold N’ Plump sent over some of their many chicken selections.  Eyes lit up […]

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Bohemian Spa Wafers
[ 0 ] February 22, 2012 |

Bohemian Spa Wafers

It’s no secret that I do not like sweets.  The only exceptions to the rule are when they are absolutely decadent and/or they fall into childhood obsessions.  As a kid, I was the unusual one who would give away all of my Halloween candy, never wanted the cotton candy at the fair and frowned at […]

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Sweet Tea…Honest Tea
[ 6 ] February 21, 2012 |

Sweet Tea…Honest Tea

After living in North Carolina, it’s kind of hard not to like sweet tea.  It is everywhere.  The thing about my lifestyle in D.C., however, is that sweet tea is almost non-existent.  Try visiting a restaurant and saying you want some sweet tea, the waiter will promptly bring over the tea and the mini packets […]

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