Recipe blog by Adrianna Adarme

May 2009

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May

Wurstkuche

A few weeks ago Caroline and I competed in the 7th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational. Our sandwich didn’t win but the real treat was getting a look (and mostly just a look) at the hundreds of delicious grilled cheese variations. After our portion of the competition we strolled around in hopes of getting our hands on some samples. Quick tip: If you plan on attending the GCI in 2010, be sure to get there early. The line to get in can be brutal. And be prepared to muscle your way through a small mob to get your hands on a competing grilled cheese…Needless to say, I wasn’t having much luck scoring a sample slice. After an hour of watching by bigger and buffer attendees take down one gooey sandwich of goodness after the other I needed to resort to Plan B.

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29

May

Avocado Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

in Salads

When I was growing up, the traditional salad to accompany dinner was pretty predictable: lettuce, cucumber, carrot, tomato. You’ve all had this salad right? You’ve seen it a thousand times, at your dinner table, friends’ dinner tables, at restaurants, basically, everywhere. I have to admit it was never a favorite. I don’t like raw tomatoes and am not the biggest fan of cucumber either, and there’s nothing exciting about eating lettuce and carrots all by themselves.

Maybe it’s the California lifestyle that has gotten to me, or maybe I was always looking for a change, but I have now found my favorite simple salad. Spring mix with fresh avocado and crunchy homemade croutons. Simple, delicious, perfect in every way. I normally eat these salads with a honey mustard dressing I developed. Chase will happily eat any salad with this dressing on it, and believe me, for someone who hates to eat anything green, that is really saying a lot.

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25

May

Cannellini and Feta Sandwich

in Sandwiches

Most days begin with me thinking of what I’ll cook for dinner. I know that might sound strange to some, but it really is what gets me through the day. By noon I’m usually wishing I were at home beginning the prep work for some extravagant dish that would win the hearts of many, but by around 5pm my ambition usually dwindles when I’m hit by the reality that there’s no way one could go home, head to the market, AND cook short ribs for 2 hrs.

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21

May

Strawberries and Cream Stuffed French Toast

in Breakfast, Desserts

When I was in elementary school my mother made me French toast for the first time. For 2 months straight after I refused to eat anything else for breakfast. I would get up for school every morning and happily cover every square inch of delicious toast in powdered sugar and then devour it before the sugar had time to dissolve in the butter from the bread. I’m in my 20s now and have discovered stuffed French toast. It’s basically like eating a hot, melting cheese Danish, and what can beat that?

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