Category Archives: recipes

Vegetarian French Cassoulet

Posted on March 12, 2013 by TwobitMe

I know the very idea of a vegetarian French cassoulet is an idea of contradictions. French love a few things: butter, pastry, slapstick comedy, pencil-thin mustaches and meat. Also, from what I told they also love hating on Americans, but … Continue reading →

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Revenge Gone Wrong: Salted Brown Butter, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on January 15, 2013 by TwobitMe

Pinterest. Facebook. Instagram. Friendster. If they’re not made for flame wars and trolls, they’re made for posting photos of food. Turns out there’s a Food Porn Daily website made just for people to Creme Fraiche all over themselves (South Park. NSFW). … Continue reading →

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I do not like your recipes Biggest Loser

Posted on December 9, 2010 by TwobitMe

We’ve been attempting to eat healthier, and to do so we invested some money in the Biggest Loser cookbook collection. We’ve also discovered the problem with many of the diet cook books: The food is bland. Chicago magazine’s food section, … Continue reading →

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Butternut Squash and “Sausage” Bake

Posted on December 8, 2010 by TwobitMe

Oh Serious Eats, you are seriously a great recipe source. Seriously. So is our friend Jen who pointed me to this recipe. She cooks it annually as part of her orphan Thanksgiving group, but mentioned that it would be something … Continue reading →

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Healthifying Food & Wine’s Frittata

Posted on September 21, 2010 by TwobitMe

Food & Wine has some delicious recipes lurking within the pages of their monthly magazine. Those recipes, however, do very little for people trying to help watch what they’re eating. A combination of cream, butter, oil and eggs can be … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian General Tso’s Chik’n

Posted on May 31, 2010 by TwobitMe

For as much as we love traditional ethnic foods, there is something to be said for those crazy Americanized ideas of what food should be in other countries. Why try a traditional Chinese dish when you can try General Tso’s … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian Pepperoni Stromboli

Posted on May 3, 2010 by TwobitMe

When preparing Italian food, does anyone else get that commercial stuck in their head that uses the catchy remix of Mambo Italiano? You know the one: Okay, well that wasn’t the actual commercial, but a drunk baby singing Dean Martin … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, Italian, recipes, vegetarian | Tagged getting sued, mambo itlaliano, pepperoni, simpsons, stromboli, yves | 1 Comment

Mexican Chocolate Snickerdoodles

Posted on April 23, 2010 by TwobitMe

The words Mexican Chocolate trigger something hiding within my brain whenever I read my Recipe RSS. “YES. STOP HERE.” Says my brain, and it does. But here’s the thing, I’m not really a fan of Mexican Chocolate. Katie is. She’s … Continue reading →

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Midnight Snack – “Fried” Cheese Sticks

Posted on March 19, 2010 by TwobitMe

In case you weren’t aware, when you try eating healthier some things are forced to go by the way side. For some people, that’s drinking. For others, sweets. For us, it’s fried foods. There is no greater treat than biting … Continue reading →

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“Healthy” Mexican Cake

Posted on February 22, 2010 by TwobitMe

I put “healthy” in quotes, because let’s be honest, cake will never be healthy. It may be low-fat or vegan or sugar-free, but it will never be healthy. It’s cake. It’s meant to be an indulgent treat, an unearned reward … Continue reading →