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my name is katie and this is a blog of all my eating adventures.

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Ultimate Brownie @ Whole Foods

Ultimate brownie @ Whole Foods 

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Red Mango Smoothies

Mixed Berry Blend and Tropical Mango @ RedMango

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Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie

Chocolate Chip Shorty @ Rosie’s Bakery Boston

Rosie's Bakery (locations)

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Magnolia's Flourless Cake

Flourless cake ($5.50) @ Magnolia

Magnolia Bakery, New York City

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McDonald's French Fries

America's favorite french fries. 

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Spicy Tuna Maki

Spicy Tuna Maki.

If you like spicy tuna, check out my scorched fatty tuna post. 

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Rosemary & Olive Oil Triscuits and Rolo Gold Honey Wheat Pretzels

When it comes to these two snacks, I need to join binge-eater anonymous. 

Rosemary and Olive Oil Triscuits

Rolo Gold Honey Wheat Pretzels

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General Gau's Chicken

General Gau's Chicken @ Dragon Chef

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Chipotle Chicken Fajita Burrito Bowl

Usual Chipotle Meal. Chicken Burrito Bowl.

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Nando's

 Chicken pita with chips (fries) with perinaise sauce @ Nando’s

Nando's - Locations

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Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Bacon

Easy brussel sprout recipe.

  Ingredients:

15 brussel sprouts

Olive Oil

Seasoned salt (I use this one)

Pinch of ground black pepper

Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes 

Pinch of cayenne pepper

Bacon (optional)

Glass rectangular baking dish

  Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Oil the baking dish. Cut and clean the brussel sprouts and place in baking dish.

Season brussel sprouts with garlic powder, seasoned salt, crushed red pepper flakes, and cayenne pepper. Drizzle another layer of olive oil over the brussel sprouts. 

Roast the brussel sprouts for 20 minutes (after 10 minutes, rotate the baking dish and shake the brussel sprouts around). Turn off the oven, and let the brussel sprouts sit for an additional 5 minutes.

Let it cool for 10 minutes. 

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Chocolate Ganache Yellow Cupcakes

Used Gale Gand's yellow cupcake recipe and Ina Garten's chocolate ganache. 

    Total Prep/Bake Time: 1 hour      Yield: 12 cupcakes

Yellow Cupcake:

   Ingredients: (1/2 the original recipe)

1/2 cup butter (1 stick) (room temperature)

1 cup of white sugar

2 eggs (medium-large) leave at room temperature for 30 minutes

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups cake flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

Cupcake Liners

   Directions:

Preheat oven to 325-350 degrees. Sift cake flour, baking powder, salt together. 

Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). 

Stir in the egg yolks one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. 

Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Start and finish off with flour. Make sure not to over mix, this will cause the cake to dry out. 

Scoop about 1/4 cup batter into the cupcake liners.

Bake for 15-20 minutes and let it cool. 

Before dipping the cupcakes in the chocolate ganache, let the cupcakes cool for 20 minutes. 

Chocolate Ganache:

   Ingredients: (1/2 the original recipe. Perfect for 12 cupcakes)

1/4 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

   Directions:

Heat and mix the heavy cream and chocolate chips together. Stir until blended. I don't use a double boiler, just heat the cream and chocolate chips in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir until blended. 

Dip the cupcake into the ganache. 

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Girl Scout Cookies

Lemonades

Tagalongs/ Peanut Butter Patties

Samoas/Caramel deLites

Thin Mints

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Peking Duck

Peking Duck @ Duck de Chine (Editor's Pick for Best Beijing Duck in 2011)

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Oakland Gyros

Gyro @ Oakland Gyros

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Raising Cane's

3 finger box @ Raising Canes 

Raising Canes

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Turkey Chili

Easy Chili Recipe. 

    Prep Time: 20 minutes      Cook Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes     Ready in 1 hour and 30 minutes

    Yield: 6-8 bowls

Ingredients:

1 pound ground turkey

2 green peppers

1 medium onion

1 can stewed tomatoes (14.5 oz.) 

1 can red kidney beans (19 oz.)

3 teaspoon chili powder

1 can whole kernel corn (15.25 oz.) (optional)

Crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Directions:

Dice onions and green peppers. 

Heat a stock pot over high heat and add ground turkey. 

Once the ground turkey is cooked through (not pink), add the green peppers, onions, and three teaspoons of chili powder. Stir well. 

Add cans of corn, kidney beans (leave undrained), and stewed tomatoes. Mix all together.

Bring the chili to a boil and then reduce the heat to a low simmer. Don't worry if the chili looks on the dry side, it's supposed to look like this. Do not add more stewed tomatoes or liquid, this will make it too soupy. 

Simmer the chili for an hour and stir every 15 minutes. 

Serve and eat! Add red pepper flakes if you want it spicier.