Recipes
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Cinnamon Rolls: Buttery Happiness in Swirls
In the olden days, people thought that cinnamon was an aphrodisiac; I think butter is my choice in terms of the way to foodgasms. However, since people always make fun of me for loving cinnamon on my yogurt, granola, salmon, cupcakes, bread, and steak, a combination of the these two amazing ingredients in a cinnamon [...]
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Farmers' Market, Healthy, Recipes, Vegetarian/Vegan
Cool as a Cucumber
The sun is shining, the days are long, the students of Columbia have taken up permanent residence on Low steps. I’ve already had my first sunburn of the season. Summer is nearly upon us, and with it, cucumber season! Fresh cucumbers are one of life’s greatest joys. The satisfying crunch, the sweet, juicy insides! Sliced [...]
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MIDNIGHT MUNCHIES: Avocado-Key Lime Pie
This pie was so good, all traces of it have disappeared. Including photos. (Actually, I’m experiencing technical difficulties on my end, so please bear with me till those are fixed.) In the meantime, let me tell you to not make this pie, if you’re seeking to do your waistline a favor. Because it is SO [...]
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Farmers' Market, Healthy, Recipes, Vegetarian/Vegan
Kale and White Bean Soup
I know everyone else is writing spring recipes, but I’m still wearing my north face and missing the smell of winter herbs in my kitchen. As a farewell to the chilly weather, I wanted to share with you my favorite winter recipe, a kale and white bean soup. For me this soup embodies cozy nights [...]
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Midnight Munchies: Banana Bread Brownies
Hi y’all. As the semester gets shorter and the days get longer, life gets increasingly hectic. To cope, I’ve channeled my stress into cooking. After a particularly brutal Monday, I made these banana bread brownies (recipe here). Brownies and banana bread are two of my favorite desserts, so marrying them together satisfied both of my [...]
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Supreme Scottish Shortbread
One of my most vivid memories of my trip to Scotland was not the musical festival that I went there to attend, but rather, the Scottish shortbread that I had at some point when the flautist and I sneaked out of practice to picnic on the plains. Its exquisitely dense texture was memorable, because it [...]
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Healthy, Recipes, Vegetarian/Vegan
Coconut Cashew Curry
Happy Spring, Columbia! Even as I write this, there are throngs of you basking in the sun out on Low steps to enjoy the precious little time we have until it gets swelteringly hot again. Speaking of hot, I made curry! I happened upon this recipe of Heidi Swanson’s some time ago, and I have been meaning [...]
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Soufflé au Chocolat
“The egg whites have a migraine,” Chef said in a thick French accent. “How would you feel if you were whipped until you made a soft peak? They are angry; they are ready to burst out. So you have to make a channel, all the way around, you see? This way they will shoot up [...]
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Your Body is Awesome: Iron Edition
As a child I was always told to eat my spinach so that I would grow up to be big and strong. I’m not entirely sure that that’s true of my childhood, but it seems like a common saying. Then there’s the spinach-loving Popeye with his bulging biceps, and Iron Man who no doubt has [...]
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Deviled Eggs
Spring has sprung, and with it that contagious wave of rebirth and rejuvenation. Crocuses and daffodils are erupting from the thawed ground, the people of New York are starting to show a little skin, geese are migrating north in v-formation. Celebrate spring and treat yourself with this classic hor d’oeuvre. Yield: about 20 halves. Note: I [...]
