enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: what we eat
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Bread no. 1 : a slightly modified version of this recipe. Adjustments : I used two cups white flour and one cup wheat. Instead of mixing everything together all at once, I mixed the water, yeast and sugar together and allowed that to bubble for about five minutes before adding it to the rest of…
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On Thursday, our families flew and drove into town and we hosted thanksgiving dinner for eight. Other than a minor turkey de-boning issue and the fact that my apple pie was seriously undercooked, it went so well. We have awesome families. And we're so thankful that they get along and are willing to spend holidays…
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As mentioned, we are hosting Thanksgiving this year. It's going to be eight people in our little apartment. We are using our table as a serving area & bar and doing a "eat on the couch and on these scattered chairs" situation. Because people will be eating on their laps or off the coffee table,…
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Seriously, my favorite ever. Recipe here.
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I tried this new recipe over the weekend. Am a fan.
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Homemade soup might be the kicker that takes fall over summer in the favorite season competition. I have been craving soup the last few days as it's been very gray and rainy in San Diego. Paul is currently working looong days and spending a few nights a week on call at the hospital so it's nice…
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I should never underestimate the power of rolling out and shaping bread dough. It's basically a cardio workout with some therapy thrown in.
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Making bread always seemed like this impossible task. Something for real chefs. Which I am not. Something involving patience. Which I have not. Something that you needed a bread maker for. Which is not true. Since moving in with Paul, I have become the pizza dough maker. Pizza dough uses yeast. Pizza dough is just…
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The most used wedding gift so far has been our Cuisinart food processor. (Actually that's a lie. The Kitchen Aid gets used about every three days to make cookies and now pasta. But it's a super close second) Obviously we're all about it when it comes to pesto. But an extra bonus is we can…
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Paul's family came to San Diego a weekend ago and we welcomed them to Little Italy with an Italian meal. I made focaccia bread (totally worth the excessive olive oil) and caprese salads and Paul fixed up chicken and pesto with fresh pasta. We almost rivaled some of the fancy restaurants in our little neighborhood.…
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