enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: what we eat
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pizza no. 7 : sun dried tomato pesto. occasion : it's Saturday! crust : our whole wheat usual + a bit extra yeast! sauce : we adapted a recipe from Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. It's below : 1/2 C sun dried tomatoes packed in olive oil glove of fresh garlic handful of fresh…
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While Paul and I were in San Francisco last month, we had dinner and drinks at a great restaurant called Chambers. The coolest thing in there was the BE AMAZING bar sign. The second coolest thing was a cocktail. There were about ten drinks on the menu and the last one was "bartenders choice." I…
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As I wait impatiently for my tomato plants to produce something we can eat, I'm pretty excited about the heirloom tomatoes we found at the farmer's market yesterday. I could eat caprese salads every day of the week. The "recipe" is so simple : slice up a tomato, add some good cheese and basil. Sprinkle…
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My original plan after the 40 loaves was to embark on 40 soup recipes. I was so set to go. But Paul wasn't that into it. He made the argument that we hardly ever eat soup (to which I responded, "well, we didn't used to eat homemade bread.") But he was right and a project…
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I have to say, it's a joy to be done with this project. It served it's purpose and then some. I made 40 different loaves of bread. I tried detailed and complicated recipes and super simple recipes. I tried different flavors and loaded up on carbs. But most importantly, I got very comfortable making bread.…
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Bread no. 38 : english muffins. Adjustments : mixed the sugar in with the water and yeast to get the yeast to bubble faster and halved the recipe. Notes : I am so close to the finish line of this project and it's going to be so nice when it's complete. Paul recently talked to…
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Not wanting to completely deplete our mint plant, Paul and I got creative with cocktails this week and used some of our 18 (!!) basil plants to make "mojitos". We tossed in some strawberries too and the results were fantastic. To make : Cut your strawberries (about two per drink) into small pieces. In a…
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I decided this past weekend to dye Easter eggs. I don't think I have dyed eggs in at least 15 years, but wow, it's crazy how that vinegar smell takes you right back. To make things more interesting, I searched for natural dye recipes and tried a few different ideas for getting color. This article…
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I promise, "photos of our dinner" is not going to become a constant feature. BUT this week was rad and I have some great recipes and a pizza cooking tip to share. So gather around the table, friends. Nothing from Sunday because we were at a friend's house where they grilled pizza. It was awesome…
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The month leading up to our wedding and then the six weeks after, Paul and I were without a permanent place to live. It was a crazy and exciting time but we were so relieved to finally, after ten weeks, find an apartment in San Diego and have a kitchen again (and all our wedding…
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