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Pan con Tomate

Samantha — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:44:30 +0000

I don’t really remember if I have mentioned this before, but I spent my second year of college studying abroad in Spain. It was a life-changing and calorie-absorbing experience full of moments of feeling like an idiot for not saying Spanish words or phrases correctly, and learning to appreciate the Spaniards’ love of chocolate (they [...] Related posts:

Fried Green Tomatoes

Ciabatta Bread

Samantha — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:51:29 +0000

I know what you are already thinking, especially if you’re living somewhere where it’s very hot and you do not have air conditioning. “Why are you posting a bread recipe in August?!” I’m glad you asked, and I have two reasons to give. First off, I had a craving and it’s hard to say no [...] Related posts:

Carrot Cake Muffins

Samantha — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:06:16 +0000

A couple of weeks ago when we went strawberry picking at Boxx Berry Farm, we also had the fortunate opportunity to pick some vegetables from a small farm called Half Acre Farm located on the same property. They had a variety of vegetables ready, but we decided to pick only a couple of items – [...] Related posts:

Orange Scones

Samantha — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:20:36 +0000

It hasn’t been until the last few years that I have gotten into scones (I think that I used to confuse them with biscotti and assumed that they would be dry and hard), and even then I haven’t made them with much frequency. I was pleasantly surprised when I bit into my first scone – [...] Related posts:

Mexican Cornbread

Samantha — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:57:57 +0000

Most of my childhood was spent in the South – Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. I grew up with things like fried green tomatoes, grits and boiled peanuts. I liked them all, but one Southern food I never enjoyed that much was cornbread. It was just okay and I often found it to be dry and [...] Related posts:

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Samantha — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:17:19 +0000

After launching my new Facebook fan page for Novel Eats, I asked if anyone had requests for pre-Thanksgiving recipes. Someone suggested pumpkin cinnamon rolls, and others chimed in that they would love to see them. Sadly, as you can tell, it’s a little post-Thanksgiving. With traveling, vacation time, and still trying to get our bearings [...] Related posts:

Blueberry Muffins

Samantha — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:20:27 +0000

For the last several weeks, many farmers at the Union Square Greenmarket in New York City have had a sea of organic blueberries covering their tables. They’re both good looking berries – a purplish blue – and have a lovely flavor when you pop them into your mouth. If you are luckier than I, you [...] Related posts:

Cinnamon Rolls and Chocolate Rolls

Samantha — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:09:06 +0000

A few days ago when I was going through all of my old recipe posts and tagging each with the appropriate ingredients, I soon realized that there was a little bit of a trend going on that I had not really noticed before. I have thought for most of my life that I am not a big one for sweets, but after tagging many of my recipes with the ingredient “sugar”, I realized that I do indeed have a sweet tooth. If anyone has this concept in their minds that a vegan diet is healthy, all they need to do is visit my blog and have a look at the “Browse by Ingredients” list. Sugar, vegan butter, salt... Now that we have that out of the way, let's jump in and take a look at my latest sweet success (which, dear reader, was made as a thank you to my husband for all of his hard work on helping to make this redesign even possible). Related posts:

How to make Tortillas

Samantha — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:33:23 +0000

This is the third post in a series focusing on how to save money by making foods that you would normally buy already made. Not only is it cost-effective to make a lot of your own food, it's just so much more satisfying and rewarding.

With Mexican being one of my husband's favorite foods to eat, we nearly always have tortillas or tortilla chips in the house. We've kept saying that we should try to make tortillas instead of buying them since it would probably save us money, but we never have done it. With my recent foray into trying to make more things from scratch, however (like pita bread, for example), I decided to just go ahead and do it. I tried a couple of recipes, but while the first was decent, I found it to be too dry. The second recipe I found is a keeper, though, and I've already made two or three batches of tortillas using this recipe. It's now been weeks since we've purchased tortillas at the store. Related posts:

How to make Pita Bread

How to make Pita Bread

Samantha — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:55:13 +0000

This is another post in a series focused on how to be more frugal in the kitchen. Recession or not, it's a great feeling to know that you can create good homemade food for less. I love pocket pita. I love dipping it in baba ghanoush or hummus, and I love cutting it in half and filling it with avocado and sprouts for a simple, yet delicious sandwich. I usually buy pita at the store, but lately I've decided to start making my own to save money. Not only that, it's actually kind of fun to make pita because of how interesting it looks as it puffs up in the oven. Related posts: