Category Archives: Bar Food

Farmers Market Finds

This weekend has been super busy for me. I’ve been writing up a storm for the examiner, as evidenced by: http://www.examiner.com/review/celebrate-national-ice-cream-day-with-coolhaus http://www.examiner.com/article/grilling-101 http://www.examiner.com/article/burbank-farmers-market-bounty-right-outside-your-front-door So, check them out and subscribe, please. 😀 Enough cross posting and hawking my own wares. Down … Continue reading

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Published!

It’s official, folks!! I am published. Read it, love it, subscribe to it! http://www.examiner.com/review/golden-road-brewing-takes-artisan-beer-crafting-to-a-whole-new-level Apologies for cross posts but I just can’t help myself. Heehee!!

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“What I’ve Got Laying Around” Chili

The Confluent Boyfriend and I were having a discussion about my new-found (old-found, revisited) vegetarianism. His primary complaint is usually that we fall back to pasta as a main dish. As a challenge to myself, I’ve decided that, other than … Continue reading

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Irreverent Bastardization of the Cheesesteak? Check.

Since Salad Week is over and college football season has begun, I decided to come out of the gate running with a bar food/street food classic. But I modified it.. because yeah. That’s kinda my thing. The Meat and Veggies: … Continue reading

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Salad Week – Day 7: Pasta Salad

In honor of the long weekend and Labor Day, I thought I’d do something a little barbque-ish. I chopped some squash, zucchini, asparagus, broccoli, carrot and tomato. Add cooked macaroni, and a mayo based dresssing.   The veggies and pasta … Continue reading

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Salad Week – Day 3: Taco Salad

Any thoughts of eating healthy are essentially out the window tonight. Day 3.. the day of the taco salad is upon us.  I pulled an Aunt Sandy and purchased taco bowls because.. it’s hot as hell in my apartment and … Continue reading

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Pizza – Better Than Blah (but only by a little)

As you may recall from my last (and first) pizza making adventure.. I am not a huge fan of pizza. I find it to be an overall BLAH experience. Pizza, one of the most loved foods of all time, is … Continue reading

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From one end of the culinary spectrum to the other..

In a span of 24 hours, I’ve gone from sophisticated flavor combination and curing my own salmon to pretty much the entire other end of the spectrum.  Every so often I crave utter junk food, but in Confluent Kitchen fashion, … Continue reading

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Deep Fried Goodness – Take 2.

So.. my apartment now bears the unmistakable aroma of fried food. I am full and victorious. There were no more oil-related mishaps! I started off by mixing up some tempura batter, and dipping the mushrooms. They fried up really quickly. … Continue reading

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