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Cooking Ramblings

I’m obsessed with this new eggplant dip I found at WF. It’s tangy and sooo good with sweet potato chips.

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I made Kath’s pumpkin meatloaf this week! Yes, it’s ugly, but that’s because I made a one-person portion [excuses] and just kinda formed it in one corner of the loaf pan. The upside was that all the sides were crunchy end pieces. I also added bourbon in place of the water in the sauce:)

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I loved the pumpkin sauce so much that I made a lighter version with crushed tomatoes the next day! It’s funny that I hate tomato sauce and love bbq sauce. Aka, I love sugar.

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I finally got to try one of Chef Stephan Pyles’ famous restaurants on a lunch date today. The place was swanky and packed with business people. I had the most amazing dish: wood-fired chicken with sun-dried tomato­-bacon chutney, avocado fries, and grilled romaine hearts. The avocado fries were giant chunks of breaded, warm avocado. Mmmm.

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Though it was 90 degrees outside today (which actually felt quite nice), I had the urge to bake and really wanted pumpkin. I followed this recipe for no-bake pumpkin oatmeal cookies. The dough is incredible! But then I got sad that I couldn’t eat one hot out of the oven, so I decided to bake them. I added an egg and 1/4 tsp baking powder and also threw in some cranberries. They are more like mini muffin clusters than cookies, but they hit the spot.

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Soo close to another weekend! See ya.

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  • Christina
    September 26, 2013 at 11:04 pm

    How long did you bake the “clusters” and at what temp?

    • Laura
      September 27, 2013 at 8:12 am

      350 for 12-15 minutes

  • gg
    September 27, 2013 at 12:54 am

    If you like lemon and garlic try Med Chef’s hummus – it’s my all time favorite

  • Kath
    October 6, 2013 at 8:10 pm

    Yum all around!