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I'm supposed to pick one favorite? geez. I'll have to go with Smitten Kitchen for her humorous writing style, beautiful pics, and deliciously reliable recipes.

I'll eat leftovers, whatever I can make quickly and easily, take-out, or if I'm in the mood, I'll make a huge elaborate meal so that I can have left overs and not cook for a while.

My favorite summer recipe? Here goes..

Garden fresh ripe red tomatoes, garden fresh basil, and mozzarella made that very day all layered up prettily.
Then, take olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and honey. Shake it all up and pour over the tomatoes, mozz and basil. Eat right away with fresh crusty homemade white sourdough. Be sure to dip bread into the dressing after the tomato mix is gone.

It isn't summer until I've had this. So for me, it isn't summer yet because my garden is extremely slow this year. I blame the fact that june lacked sunshine and warmth.

Also, I loved the crusty browned rice at the bottom of the rice pot. It was crunchy and chewy. Grandma used to make little balls out of them for us and we'd dip it into sauces and eat them. Sometimes, hot soup was poured into the crusty rice pot and then there'd be toasted rice soup. yums.
but then, i went to college and learned that everyone else thought that toasted rice at the bottom of the pot was something to be avoided. so sad.

I'm interested in learning to cook Korean food.

My favorite thing to do is to pickle cucumbers. mmmmm... And when I'm tired of blueberry pies, I'll turn the sweet fruits into a jam that'll last for a while.

When making lasagne, i use crumbled tofu instead of ricotta. It's healthier for me since my tummy can't handle dairy well. Tofu is also cheaper and less caloric. and it tastes delicious. I'd do it even if I could eat dairy.

challah

i like it cooked the chinese way: steamed whole with ginger, scallions, cilantro, soy sauce, and some hot oil splashed on top. perfect

The first time I had a chocolate covered strawberry, it blew my mind. I couldn't believe it was so tasty.

Once, I bought myself a bag of flour and started making some double chocolate chip cookies. As I was stirring the brown dough, I noticed odd little white dots in it. As I looked, a few of them wiggled. ugh! Turns out there was an infestation of worms in my flour. Disgusting!! I took the flour back for a refund, but there was no replacing the other ingredients I used. :(

veggie dim sum

tomato and mayo