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NuJoi's comment to my transitional cooking question, mentioning a soup & sandwich kick, got me thinking about my own recent ice cream kick...I've been firing up the ice cream maker & making at least a batch a week for the past month...including vanilla bean, chocolate w/reeses chunks, and some killer maple ice cream using some great local grade b syrup. What kind of kick have you been on lately?
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Around here we've been on a strawberry/spinach salad kick. Slice some fresh strawberries and add some fresh baby spinach. We make a balsalmic glaze vinaigrette. It tastes like spring, if spring has a taste.
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evilchefmom at 12:04AM on 03/07/08
Blood oranges. I buy them for salads, but they don't always make it that far.
thebasilqueen at 12:59AM on 03/07/08
Fage and bahn mi kicks, definitely.
Lately theres been a tub of Fage in the fridge at all times, unfortunately, I can't always have bahn mi on hand from my favorite shop.
fuuchan at 2:18AM on 03/07/08
I've been putting horseradish on EVERYTHING. I don't know if that's a kick, but I can't stop.
PumpkinBear at 3:13AM on 03/07/08
Over easy eggs. Been eatin' 'em a few times a week for the past month, and I have no clue why.
LunaPierCook at 4:34AM on 03/07/08
Hot chocolate every night for some extra warmth!
JEP at 5:30AM on 03/07/08
I'm on a Risotto kick. I had never made it a home until very recently. Started with a box kit and quickly moved onto maing it from scratch. Coming up tomorrow is a parmesan shrimp risotto with seared scallops.
jonfoxx at 8:10AM on 03/07/08
i've been making all my own bread and granola this past year. the granola is getting out of control -- i just bought oats, barley, spelt, pecans, pistachios, almonds, and freeze dried raspberry and mango to mix together.
cybercita at 9:04AM on 03/07/08
Shrimp.....grilled or in scampi or in salad, or my kicked up shrimp cocktail! Yummy. Shrimp, shrimp, shrimp, shrimp.
crazyspice at 9:26AM on 03/07/08
Arab bread from a recipe in a link someone posted a while back.
lemons at 9:29AM on 03/07/08
indian food kick - spiced rices, daals, curries, you name it. Soup as well - last week was cream of carrot and parnsnip with thyme, this week is pasta e ceci.
I'm also nearly always on a baking kick - apple-carrot cardamom bread, tahini-walnut-honey cookies a few days ago, and this fruit cake last night (i used cranberries, raisins, apricots in place of the figs and candied orange. also orange zest, a dribble each of almond and vanilla extracts, and whiskey. oh, and some whole wheat flour and brown sugar. still delicious though!)
emmab at 10:15AM on 03/07/08
An omelette sandwich for brunch: 2 eggs, sauteed mushrooms, and a slice of cheddar between whole wheat toast.
It's tasty, pretty healthy, and fills me up for a full day of classes and rehearsals!
ChristineB at 11:25AM on 03/07/08
I've been eating blood oranges... up to half a dozen a day. The season will be over soon, and by some miracle, some decent ones have filtered into Denmark. Unfortunately, the supermarket where I buy them has noticed my devotion to this fruit and has raised the price by 25%... bastards!
mongoose at 12:02PM on 03/07/08
For a while it was a big cup of hot chocolate in the evening with whipped cream. I just got a wisdom tooth pulled and my latest love is mashed sweet potatoes.
alyssazor at 12:36PM on 03/07/08
Two things:
1. Sheet pans of roasted vegetables-usually sweets (potatoes), beets and (brussels) sprouts; I keep the leftovers in the fridge and throw them in to my daily egg white omelet or eat them as sides
2. About an inch of hot chocolate mixed in with my coffee (reg or decaf)
Curlz at 12:42PM on 03/07/08
Eggs! It started with a version of huevos rancheros: corn tortillas, spread with salsa and cumin black beans, topped with two fried eggs with runny yolks. That's still in rotation, in addition to poached eggs on toast with roasted vegetables on the side, savory egg puddings, and classic scrambled eggs. I can't get enough.
LizNYC at 1:06PM on 03/07/08
steel cut oats w/ a spoonful of almond butter! this combo is a recent discovery and now i have it every morning at work! keeps me going and full all morning with that nice mix of fiber & protein.
mrsbao at 1:32PM on 03/07/08
Asian food and salad made with expensive, out-of-season, summery produce.
I'm done with winter. I'm just done.
KarynMC at 2:23PM on 03/07/08
chorizo! I can't stop adding otto everything! Chorizo nachos, chorizo with shrimp & fideos, chorizo tortilla soup. Mmmm!
bitchincamero at 4:09PM on 03/07/08
Grapenuts! I've been having a bowl with soymilk and honey every morning. I love the layers of texture and the nutty, sweet taste. YUM.
Christina at 4:19PM on 03/07/08
evilchefmom - We eat that salad frequently, too, but with slivered almonds and goat cheese added.
I've been eating a lot of greens lately - kale, beet greens, collards. Good & good for you!
SSMom at 4:24PM on 03/07/08
Stir fried vegetables with hoi sin and sesame seeds. Nothing else. Its so quick and easy for dinner when I just can't be bothered cooking
choc_puddin at 4:36PM on 03/07/08
serious serious cantaloupe and prosciutto kick. its bad. its dangerous. my blood pressure is ready to riot.
cafepeach at 7:59PM on 03/07/08
I'm on the tail end of a major polenta kick. I can go for months without eating it, but then I go to my fave local Italian restaurant where they make this awesome polenta crostini w/porcini mushrooms and it sets me off again. I love the stuff, hot and creamy with lots of butter and cheese and all sorts of goodness on top, or set and fried and crispy with mushrooms and oh, the list does go on. I think I've overdone it, as usual, so will go polenta-less for a bit before I get back on the train.
chisai at 8:32PM on 03/07/08
mongoose....I was on a clementine kick for awhile myself...eating a 5# box a week when they were cheap during the holidays...they're up to 7.99 for that same box now, so I got off my kick.
bitchincamero.....I just checked out your website...very cool! I'm looking forward to checking it out more often!
mepolo at 11:41AM on 03/08/08
ive been all about the pomegranates these days. juice, tea, cocktails, ive been wanting to cook with it but have not found any good recipes. i'm alittle obsessed though
hungrygrl7 at 1:49PM on 03/09/08
Kefir. I just discovered it and am highly addicted to it. I haven't cooked with it yet, but hope to try something with it soon.
I am also very much on an Indian and Thai kick as well. About once a week I cook both.
malenky at 2:25PM on 03/09/08