alexandra's kitchen

A food blog with mostly simple, sometimes fussy, always seasonal recipe. 

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Lentils, bulgur, lemon-tahini drizzle 

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Smoked Trout and Avocado Salad Toasts - alexandra's kitchen

When I was flipping through Chez Panisse Vegetables a fews week ago en route to green goddess dressing, I came across a recipe for smoked trout and avocado salad. I had coincidentally just returned from Trader Joe’s, where I had stocked up on tins of their smoked trout. Have you ever had it? I can’t …

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Double Chocolate Cookies + A Fair Trade Givewaway - alexandra's kitchen

Every year around Mother’s Day, the wonderful people at Fair Trade work hard to share the stories about the many women behind their Fair Trade products. This year, their theme is: “FairHer: Celebrating the Women of Fair Trade.” One of the founding principles of Fair Trade is Women’s empowerment. In addition to freedom from harassment, …

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I have long been a fan of  Minted cards and stationery, but I've recently been loving their fabric. $150 giveaway, up on the blog!

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Tartine’s quiche, potato crusted

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White bean and orange salsa with Rancho Gordo Marcella beans 

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Leblebi, a North African chickpea stew, from Cal Peternell’s Twelve Recipes. 

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two-lentil dal

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Marcella Hazan’s stewy white beans with garlic and sage 

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How to start a food blog with WordPress

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MFK Fisher’s potato soup 

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a long-time vegetarian friend of my aunt passed along this recipe for sweet potato quesadillas — it’s become one of my favorite things to eat. 

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Cranberry Snow Scones 

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Cacio e pepe 

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The New Basics Pasta Puttanesca, an oldie but such a goodie

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Coconut-almond granola bars

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Summer Vegetable Strata | CSA Week 3

Summer Vegetable Strata | CSA Week 3

I don’t think there is a gadget in my kitchen that gives me more pleasure than the shredder attachment of my food processor. Last night, in an effort to clean out the vegetable bin, I pulled out my favorite tool and began sending my bounty down the shoot. In seconds, one zucchini, one summer squash, a head of broccoli (stem and all), and a block of cheddar cheese disintegrated into perfect little…

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