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Crispy Pork Belly, Roasted Potatoes, Kale Pesto and Black Currants: PT. 2
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Crispy Pork Belly, Roasted Potatoes, Kale Pesto and Black Currants: PT. 2
Roasting potatoes is something that everyone needs to know how to do properly. They're so easy to make, as well as versatile, but some people don't like roasting potatoes because they often stick to the pan, have a gummy texture, or are too oily etc. etc.. Well I'm going to change all that for you […]
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May 10, 2013
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Crispy Pork Belly + Roasted Potatoes, Kale Pesto and Black Currants: Pt. 1
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Crispy Pork Belly + Roasted Potatoes, Kale Pesto and Black Currants: Pt. 1
So... we started that whole "Julia Loves Chris" blog, and then realized it was kinda pointless to have two separate blogs. So I'll be posting my food stuff 3 times a week here instead. As promised, I'm gonna share my crispy pork belly and roasted potatoes recipe today, but I'm gonna do it in 2 […]
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May 8, 2013
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Apple and Jicama Salad with Lime
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Apple and Jicama Salad with Lime
All right, quick rant. You know what drives me up the wall? When people talk about liking one ingredient, but not another, as though they're supposed to be interchangeable. Miracle Whip and Mayonnaise, for example. "I like Miracle Whip!" "Well I like Mayonnaise!" Um... they taste nothing alike. Let's see, what do they have in […]
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May 6, 2013
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Pork Barbacoa You Can Use for All Kinds of Stuff
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Pork Barbacoa You Can Use for All Kinds of Stuff
Cinco de Mayo is this weekend. Now there's an obscure holiday. I have no idea why it's a holiday, and I'm not even interested enough to do a Google search. All I know is it's an excuse to make sweet pork barbacoa, so felicidades! I have a couple versions of pork barbacoa, but I think this […]
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May 3, 2013
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Sweet and Sour Chicken - Your Chinese Restaurant's Favorite American Dish
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Sweet and Sour Chicken - Your Chinese Restaurant's Favorite American Dish
Sweet and sour chicken - a dish about as Asian as I am, but available at nearly every Chinese restaurant in America. I often wonder how certain dishes become labeled as part of a cuisine. Another example is pizza. Nobody really knows if it originated in Italy, but it's branded Italian, so let it be […]
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May 1, 2013
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Mango and Grapefruit with Sweet Avocado Cream
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Mango and Grapefruit with Sweet Avocado Cream
A couple weeks ago, Jules and I were in Idaho visiting family. I made dinner one night - roasted potatoes and crispy pork belly- and I knew it was gonna sit pretty heavy. See, the difference between a "meh" meal and a great meal, is the way each course builds on each other, and how […]
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April 29, 2013
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Pan-Seared Halibut with Coconut Curry Broth
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Pan-Seared Halibut with Coconut Curry Broth
So something about me - I love seafood. Like, it could possibly rival smoked barbecue ribs for my favorite thing to eat, ever. Unfortunately, I live in ol' land-locked Utah and fresh seafood is not only difficult to find, but abnormally expensive when you do find it. That's why I'm always looking for a "special […]
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April 26, 2013
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Coriander - Always the Bridesmaid...
Chris Cooks
Coriander - Always the Bridesmaid...
Despite its significant flavor and long history of health benefits, coriander is frequently overlooked come meal time. But that's not coriander's fault - it's ours! Even though coriander isn't much of a "leading lady," it plays the supporting role so well that, with a little background, you'll be emptying your jar of coriander gathering dust […]
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April 11, 2013
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Healthy, No-Dish Meals that Have got Us Through A Week with No Kitchen
Chris Cooks
Healthy, No-Dish Meals that Have got Us Through A Week with No Kitchen
We have been sealing our new countertops all week--sand and reseal, sand and reseal--which means although they are installed, we can't use them just yet. We are also out of a sink right now since that is covered during sealing and we aren't using our stovetop either since we didn't want to risk getting anything […]
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April 11, 2013
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Boos Block Giveaway!!
Chris Cooks
Boos Block Giveaway!!
Giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Roger and Laurene who said, "Fresh basil for a good pesto!" Lately, we have been very picky about our giveaways. We want to make sure it is something that we're really excited about--so in turn, you'll be excited about. That being said, get excited. Today, a John Boos Butcher […]
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March 21, 2013
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On Eating Gluten Free (And Chris Cooks Tacos!)
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On Eating Gluten Free (And Chris Cooks Tacos!)
At the end of last year (you may remember from this post), I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and started drug therapy. My thyroid levels were "very bad" and we (us encouraged by the doctor, of course) are pretty sure that hypothyroidism has been the cause of my infertility for the past 2+ years. We aren't sure […]
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March 6, 2013
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Chris's Ultimate: Caramel Corn (Disclaimer - this is not healthy)
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Chris's Ultimate: Caramel Corn (Disclaimer - this is not healthy)
Ahhh, Christmas. Don't you love this time of year? No matter what you do, simply follow it up with "It's the Holidays!" and people give you a pass. Did you eat an entire pumpkin pie by yourself in one sitting? It's the Holidays! Did you max out your $15K limit credit card? It's the Holidays? […]
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December 19, 2012
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Holiday Stackers
Chris Cooks
Holiday Stackers
I'm baa-aack. And before we get into the main chunk of the post, Happy Cyber Monday! May the online shopping odds be ever in your favor. Today and tomorrow (the 26th and 27th), take 35% off anything in our Etsy shop with promo code CYBERMONDAY. That includes original paintings and prints. Woot! We had such […]
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November 26, 2012
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Magnetic Knife Strips--You Want 'em Strong.
Chris Cooks
Magnetic Knife Strips--You Want 'em Strong.
Back in September, we shared a photo of our new magnetic knife strip that we picked up at Ikea, and today I am back to tell you--it may not be the best choice. The left side of ours has lost most of its magnetism, so we're left with just using the far right and crossing […]
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November 15, 2012
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Halloween Haystacks and Egging.
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Halloween Haystacks and Egging.
Really, these haystacks have nothing to do with Halloween. Except that I requested them for dinner last night--which we called "Devil's Night" growing up. Chris is the cook around here and night after night he whips up the most amazing meals. Last night, I had a hankering for something simple and comforting--Hawaiian haystacks. And he […]
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October 31, 2012
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Double the Oven, Double the Fun.
Chris Cooks
Double the Oven, Double the Fun.
What's Labor Day weekend without impulse-buying a major appliance?! Buying an appliance was no where on our list for the past holiday weekend, but while perusing through Home Depot (which is always on our list. Every day, it seems.) we realized every appliance was on sale and we did need/want a new range. We have […]
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September 7, 2012
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A Shrimp Boil Dinner Party (and Recipe!)
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A Shrimp Boil Dinner Party (and Recipe!)
I ended yesterday's new-chandelier post proclaiming, "bring on the well-lit dinner parties!" and we wasted no time doing that. Last night, we had a couple good friends over for a shrimp boil--a low-key and out-of-this-world flavorful dinner that requires one pot and zero plates. Which I la-hove, because since Chris is the chef around here […]
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August 14, 2012
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Boos-ing the Block
Chris Cooks
Boos-ing the Block
We have been doing pretty good keeping the kitchen updates to a minimum while we save our pennies for a complete overhaul as soon as we can finalize plans (which is a completely different post).We have spent around $150 (not including a new fridge and dishwasher) to get our previous kitchen: to where it […]
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June 28, 2012
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Ch-ch-changes with a side of Spaghetti (Squash) and (Turkey) Meatballs
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Ch-ch-changes with a side of Spaghetti (Squash) and (Turkey) Meatballs
It's no secret we are doers 'round here. Every day, in our list of things that needs to get done, we also have a slightly shorter list of projects that we would like to get done. Checking these things off has not only fed us with non-stop daily blogging material to feed your DIY eyes, […]
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June 27, 2012
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FÜD Feud 2012
Chris Cooks
FÜD Feud 2012
Today was the second annual FÜD Feud and Chris's second time participating. In case you are thinking, "didn't we just do this?" We did. Last year's was in September and you can look back on our first experience with the local home-cooks culinary competition (Chris made some mean stuffed cucumbers) here. I'm not sure why they […]
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May 12, 2012
