Coq Au Vin – The Ultimate Hearty French Chicken Stew

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I have been craving a savory stew lately and being the Francophile that I am, I decided it was time for me to master the second dish of all French dishes – the Coq Au Vin (boeuf bourguignon being the first) which is simply very well-braised chicken in red wine, with a bacon base and […]

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Not Your Average Avocado Toast

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I woke up this morning feeling like I really needed an epic breakfast, and in my book, that ALWAYS involves avocado and eggs. So instead of concocting something new, I found this recipe on the Honest Cooking Twitter page and couldn’t look away. It’s got zesty and citrusy avocado, fresh baby arugula, crisp radishes (cucumbers in […]

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Roasted Sweet Potato Stuffed with Hummus, Roasted Garlic, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

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In creating this, I was trying to make something soft and delicious as I had a wisdom tooth taken out this past weekend and needed soft food. I love sweet potatoes to begin with, but stuffing them with even more vegetables creates a perfect vegetarian meal that is filling, delicious, and nutritious. You can do […]

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Momofuku Noodle Bar: The Best Bowl of Ramen in NYC

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If you don’t know who David Chang is, please go on Netflix right this instant, find a show called The Mind of a Chef and marathon the first season.  After you’ve done that, there is little explaining I need to do as to why Chang’s bowl of ramen is the best you can get in […]

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Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Rosemary, Garlic and Sriracha Ketchup

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Coming from the Russian motherland, loving potatoes is pretty much programmed into my DNA, so yes, I do in fact, love potatoes. I love sweet potatoes even more because they are nutrient-packed and sweetly-delicious. This particular preparation of them is my favorite, because it takes 30 minutes and produces absolute deliciousness. Also, I am not […]

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Shakshuka

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I love a big savory breakfast on Saturday morning. I also have a passionate and unrelenting obsession with tomatoes. Put those two together and I get my favorite savory breakfast of all time. I first got a taste of shakshuka, a traditionally North-African dish, in Jaffa, when I was on my Birthright trip in Israel, and I […]

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