Carrot-Rice Soup
Asparagus, Beef, and Shitaki Stir Fry
From: Closet Cooking
Serves: 6-8
Difficulty: Easy
People In The Kitchen: unknown
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
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Pecan Crusted Chicken and Salad with Maple Dressing
From: Food Network
Serves: 7 (with each person getting about 2 chicken tenders)
Difficulty: Medium
People In The Kitchen: 2
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
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Simple Stromboli
From: Food Network
Serves: 6
Difficulty: Easy
People In The Kitchen: 2
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
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Chicken and Mango Guacamole Wraps
From: Closet Cooking
Serves: 6
Difficulty: Easy
People In The Kitchen: 3
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
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French Dip Sandwiches
From: Foodnetwork.com
Serves: 6
Difficulty: Easy
People In The Kitchen: 3
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
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Falafel Sandwiches with Hummus and Mint Yogurt
The nice thing about hosting a community group is that you can use the meal to cater to your cravings, haha! Recently, I’ve had some insane cravings for falafel. And so:
From: Lauren, basically. Also a picture I saw at a Middle Eastern restaurant.
Serves: 10
Difficulty: Easy
People In The Kitchen: 3
Cost: Moderately expensive, depending on if you buy falafel mix + hummus or make your own.
Prep Time: 10 minutes with helpers, 15 minutes by yourself
Cook Time: about 10 minutes to fry the falafel
Toppings: Mint yogurt, hummus
Dessert: Hannah’s (no fat!) cheesecake squares
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Aloogobi
Aloogobi is a type of Indian curry containing all sorts of yummyness.
From: Bend It Like Beckham. No. Seriously. Watch the special features.
Serves: 8
Difficulty: Easy (don’t let the 5 billion ingredients intimidate you)
People In The Kitchen: 2 or 3
Cost: Inexpensive
Prep Time: 5 minutes with helpers, 10 minutes by yourself
Cook Time: about 40 minutes
Sides: Rice
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Science!
Confession: I am a nerd. I like to know. And, most especially I like to know why. It isn’t enough that someone says something is true. . .I want to know why and how come. So, I think it makes sense that science has always held great appeal for me, because it answers a lot of “why’s” and “how come’s” in life.
You’re wondering how this relates to a food blog, aren’t you? Well, cooking is really just a great big science experiment. The better you understand the chemistry and biology (and even physics) behind food prep, the better your meals turn out.
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Dark Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Hannah, one of our community group members, brought this cake to a recent get-together. It was a-mazing! She graciously provided the recipe.
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