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Basil Vodka Gimlet Cocktail

Photo by Julia Gartland Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth Food Stylist: Anna Billingskog Prep time 5 minutes Serves 2 Author Notes I am for the most part a wine and beer guy, but every now and again I reach for something a bit stiffer. In the cold months, that would be a bourbon, and in the

Chive wontons in Asian broth

Chive wontons in Asian broth is surely the perfect example of Chinese comfort food. One taste of this soup, and you’ll understand precisely why ‘wonton’ translates, quite literally, to ‘swallowing a cloud’. Ingredients 150 gram firm silken tofu 500 gram choy sum, trimmed 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives 190 gram can water chestnuts, rinsed

Black Bean Nacho Pizza

Stir water, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl; let stand until the yeast has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Stir in whole-wheat flour, bread flour (or all-purpose flour) and cornmeal until the dough begins to come together. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10

Cheap Homemade Dogfood

Makes enough for 2 large dogs for 5 days Author Notes If you actually looked at what goes into dry, bagged dog food, you would be ashamed to feed it to your little babies. I was on the hunt for a healthy dogfood that wouldn’t break the bank and came up with a recipe that

Spicy Ginger and Shiitake Noodle Soup

Serves 4-6 Author Notes This winter, cold and flu season hit me hard. This soup’s history began at a time where leaving the house to find delicious, healing soup, was simply not an option. Couch ridden, with a husband at work like a normal healthy person, I took to Facebook to beg for easy soup

Chinese Barbecue Sauce

“This is the exact sauce that you use when you want some real Chinese ribs. Also can be used as a marinade for boneless pork, which goes PERFECTLY in roast pork fried rice!” Ready In: 4hrs 15mins Ingredients: 8 5 -6 minced fresh garlic cloves 1 piece fresh ginger, minced 1 cup hoisin sauce 1⁄2

St. Patrick’s Day Martini – Melontini

Photo by Jas Prep time 5 minutes Serves 2 Author Notes Looking for a green (shamrock) cocktail recipe for St. Patrick’s Day? This melon-flavored martini, aka melontini, is super quick to make with only two ingredients: vodka and melon liqueur.You’ll be sipping it away in just a few minutes!While this Melontini is an excellent alternative

Pasta e Ceci (Pasta with Chickpeas)

Prep time 12 hours Cook time 20 minutes Serves 4 Author Notes Cold winter days call out for comfort food–and what could be better than this soupy, homely, immensely satisfying southern Italian dish, pasta e ceci? (A little Italian lesson here: “ce” is pronounced as in the first three letters of “checkers” and “ci” as