From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Soba, Shrimp, Sauce and Silly

June 30, 2009

It’s a doomy gloomy day here in Tampa. I woke up ready and excited to take a long walk for a little cardio action, but the weather had other plans. Maybe it was a sign…cardio is a bad idea! Kidding, of course. But a girl can dream.
 
I really wanted to make some summer rolls tonight [...]

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So THAT’s what sleep is like…

June 29, 2009

Hi. I’m Courtney. And I haven’t slept in three weeks….
 
Ok, so I’m being a bit dramatic. I have slept a little. But not that much. For some reason I have been tossing and turning and waking up in the middle of the night with no hope of falling back asleep these past few weeks, sleeping [...]

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First Timer

June 27, 2009

I realized yesterday that I have been withholding all of my culinary creations from you this week! What am I thinking!?!?!  I know you’ve just been on the edge of your seat…
 
Let’s look back to Tuesday. I give you Honey Ginger Chicken with Pineapple Salsa. This was inspired by an Ellie Krieger recipe for jerk chicken [...]

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No Business Like Show Business

June 26, 2009

What…you didn’t think I’d go to New York without seeing a show did you? Silly goose…

My mom and I literally stumbled across the Ambassador theater this past Saturday while in NYC. We had decided earlier that day that we would just skip seeing a show (I know, what were we thinking!?)  so that we could [...]

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Nature’s Gatorade

June 24, 2009

Have you ever had a thai coconut? If you haven’t then I beg you to run out to your local health food store and pick one up ASAP!

 
Let’s be honest, breaking open a coconut is a bit intimidating. I found myself just staring at it this afternoon, wondering where to begin. Well, after reading [...]

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Our Trip to The Natural Gourmet…

June 23, 2009

The whole purpose of out New York adventure this past weekend was to visit my future home, the Natural Gourmet Institute (which conveniently gave us an excuse to spend four days in my favorite city!).
 
How perfect? A natural foods cooking program conveniently located near a gorgeous farmer’s market, a plethora of raw food restaurants, [...]

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Culinary Creativity

June 22, 2009

The inspiration for S and K’s dinner tonight comes from day two of our NYC vacay. We literally wandered the streets of NY on our trip, not really knowing what we would find and without any real destination in mind.
 
Imagine our excitement when we stumbled upon the Union Square Farmers Market. Gorgeous produce, vibrant fresh [...]

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Hungry Yogini Takes Manhattan; Part 1

June 22, 2009

Four days in NYC is just not enough! We spent hours exploring the city streets this weekend and I feel like we barely made a dent. Let’s start at the beginning, shall we?
 
It’s been so fun to see the city in the Summer (although I don’t really think 68* is Summer….it’s the Florida girl in [...]

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Jet Set

June 17, 2009

What a day it has been! I’ve been running around like a crazy person all day trying to get ready for my trip to New York tomorrow. We live in less than 12 hours and I have absolutely nothing ready…no minute like the last minute I guess!
 
I did, however, manage to make one last meal [...]

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Saucey

June 16, 2009

Last night’s dinner for S and K was such a success that I used lots of the same flavors for tonight’s meal, per their request. I’m actually a little worried that Stephen will drink the peanut sauce when no one is looking…
 
Anyway. I started out by cooking some brown rice in a rice cooker…

This was [...]

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