Butterscotch Pecan Cookies + In the Small Kitchen (BGSK) Giveaway!
I’m back!! Well, technically I’m not back home yet (8-hour drive tomorrow. Yippee.), but my wonderful string of guests posts is already over. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did. I can’t wait to try them out!
Today I have another awesome cookbook to show you. (And give away to THREE of you! Details at the end of the post.) It’s called In the Small Kitchen by Cara Eisenpress and Phoebe Lapine. They’re also the authors of the blog Big Girls, Small Kitchen. I love the new trend of blogs turning into books. After getting to know bloggers through their blogs I get excited as if a close friend has just published a book!
These ladies are no exception. I learned so much about them through their cookbook, which is loaded with personal anecdotes about their transition from college students to “big girls” living on their own in NYC. If you’d like to read a more detailed review and summary of this delightful little cookbook, check out my review over at Reading for Sanity.
This book is loaded with fresh, easy recipes for all kinds of situations you may find yourself in as a quarter-life cook. Or any age for that matter. Although I’m married and a full-time mom, I found them easily adaptable for our table. We tried out the BBQ Lentils, which could be a great side dish at a BBQ (think sophisticated baked beans) or stand alone as a chili-type meal. While the rest of the country was frying eggs on their sidewalks a few weeks ago, we were huddle inside during a cold, wet, windy spell enjoying this bowl of warm, hearty goodness. With a side of some chewy baguette slices leftover from a catering gig.
I’ve got a shopping list full of recipes I marked including Spinach Pie Quesadilla, Green Goddess Soup, Goat Cheese and Tomato Skewers, and Garlic Soup. (It seems I’m still in chilly-weather mode.)
I wanted to share the recipe for these Butterscotch Pecan Cookies with you today. I have to be honest, though. The main reason why I wanted to try these cookies was because I was intrigued by sugar-salt combination the dough is rolled in before it’s cooked. I know, right? Adding more sugar and salt? I figured I was making cookies anyway, so by default they weren’t going to be healthy. It’s not a lot of salt, just a little. Enough to give the cookie a subtle salty-sweet bite.
I think the photo above is a great example of the effect climate and elevation have on baking. The photo in the book shows the cookies flatter, as if they didn’t have enough flour. And my version almost didn’t spread at all, as if they had a smidgen too much flour. That could be due to my high-elevation, dry climate vs. the low elevation, humid climate of NYC. Or how we measured our flour. Or the freshness of ingredients. Baking is a tricky beast sometimes.
Anyways. Loved the cookies. Kind of like a chocolate chip cookie meets pecan sandy. Then they kicked out the chocolate and invited butterscotch over to play.
If you’d like to win a copy of In the Small Kitchen, follow the directions at the end of this post. (It’s not hard. I never make you jump through hoops, remember?)
Butterscotch Pecan Cookies
Ingredients:
2 cups (8-ounces) raw pecans
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon butterscotch extract (see note)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon espresso powder (optional)for coating the cookies:
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons saltDirections:
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line 2-3 baking sheets with parchment (or just bake in batches).
Spread the pecan halves on a baking sheet and toast for about 10 minutes, checking every minute or so after 5 minutes have passed. You want the nuts to be fragrant and sweet but not burnt. Set aside to cool. (You can do this step a while in advance.)
Put 3/4 cup cooled pecans in a food processor. Pulse on and off until the pecans are just ground--you don't want to turn them into a paste.
On a cutting board, chop the remaining 1 ¼ cups pecans into small pieces. Put the ground and chopped nuts in a small bowl and add the flour, baking soda, and teaspoon salt. Stir to combine and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl with a handheld mixture, cream the butter with the sugars until light and fluffy. Add the egg, beat until combined, then mix in the extracts and espresso powder. Pour the dry ingredients into the butter mixture and mix just until the flour is incorporated.
Prepare the coating: mix together the additional sugar and salt on a shallow plate. Form the dough into 2-inch balls, and roll the balls in the sugar-salt mixture until coated. Place the balls on a baking sheet 3 inches apart.
Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes, until the bottoms are golden and the tops are just barely firm. Remove and let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before gently removing to racks or plates to cool completely.
Makes 24-30 cookies.
Notes:
1. If you can’t find butterscotch extract, use 3/4 cup butterscotch chips and decrease the pecans to 1 ¼ cups.from In the Small Kitchen by Cara Eisenpress & Phoebe Lapine
In the Small Kitchen Giveaway Info
UPDATE: The publisher has added two more copies for me to give to you. Three winners, yay!
To Enter:
Simply leave a comment on this post and answer the question:
A few little details…
1. Comments will close on Friday, June 17 2011 at 9PM PST. I’ll use a random number generator to choose THREE winners that I will contact and announce here on the 18th. If I don’t get a response from the winners after three days I’ll pick new ones.
2. One entry per person. As much as I love having new Facebook and Twitter pals, I want you to follow me because you genuinely like my blog. Not for extra entries in a contest.
3. Contest open to US residents only.
4. Leave a way for me to contact you. I shout this from the rooftops every time I do a giveaway, but every time over a quarter of the entries are those who I cannot reach. If your Blogger profile is private or you do not have an email address/active blog listed, please leave your email address or send me an email at perrysplate [at] gmail [dot] com after you leave a comment so I have your contact info.
William Morrow (HarperCollins) provided my copy of In the Small Kitchen as well as the review copies. As always, opinions shared are 100% mine.







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Kimberly — June 13, 2011 @ 8:33 am
I love making risotto- even though it takes a long time, it's cheap and makes meat and other expensive ingredients stretch. Plus, it's a good excuse to avoid doing homework for an hour!
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Ann — June 13, 2011 @ 12:31 pm
Wow – that brings back some memories! When my husband and I were first married – we were both in the military and were stationed in separate states. We only saw each other a couple of times a month.
I had just learned how to roast a chicken (my father didn't like them, so we never had them). I thought they were divine! I absolutely loved them!
….So….I made them EVERY TIME we were together! I couldn't get enough…
Great post, pics and recipes. Cookbook looks amazing – congrats to your friends as well!
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Meredyth Haas — June 13, 2011 @ 12:33 pm
I like to make big, custom salads with fresh veggies and leftovers (of whatever!) piled on top. Balsamic vinaigrette makes everything taste better!
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Christina — June 13, 2011 @ 12:35 pm
When I first became a big girl, I lived off soup. I would make a big pot of minestrone and buy crusty bread from the store. Worked well :)
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Jessica — June 13, 2011 @ 12:46 pm
I'm in that stage right now! So far I've been eating a ton of pasta. Pasta, pasta, pasta.
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Mandy — June 13, 2011 @ 1:50 pm
Love to eat pasta with just some butter and parm on it. Not the healthiest but it sure does taste good.
mandy19j@yahoo.com
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Amanda — June 13, 2011 @ 2:21 pm
I'm still in that stage but slowly moving into that next stage of life which will hopefully include a big girl kitchen. Since I have limited space I'm all about one pot meals and things that involve the slow cooker. I think my favorites would be either angel hair casserole or Veg. Mexican Lasagna
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lmcteer — June 13, 2011 @ 2:24 pm
Quesadillas were my go-to! My sister and i joked we could write a cookbook with all the ways we tried them. :)
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Amy — June 13, 2011 @ 2:33 pm
Lately my new thing has been to make granola. So simple, but so yummy with yogurt or milk and some fruit. I've tweaked enough to really make it my own.
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sherri lynn — June 13, 2011 @ 2:34 pm
Chicken fajitas! I feel like I probably ate that twice a week before I got married!
This cookbook looks great! Those cookies sounded really good, and I'm always looking for a new great cookbook to give me some inspiration in the kitchen!
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lmcteer — June 13, 2011 @ 2:35 pm
Quesadillas! In more ways that i can even remember…
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Jan — June 13, 2011 @ 2:55 pm
pizza on the grill… LOVE!
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Stacie Victoria Camille — June 13, 2011 @ 3:00 pm
Chicken noodle soup. I was so excited to finally get right (without my Mom's help)!
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Kristin — June 13, 2011 @ 3:44 pm
Quesadillas were definitely my nursing school go-to for my roommates and me! Quick & yummy…although I eventually moved on… :)
kristinwade3@gmail.com
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Kylie Marie — June 13, 2011 @ 3:48 pm
I love making chicken enchiladas with green chile sauce!!! SOOOO good :)
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Suzanne — June 13, 2011 @ 3:52 pm
I think it's less 'adult' and more 'made it as a housewife'-my cooking skills had VERY humble beginnings. Pizza was a Jiffy pie crust, crumbled hamburger, and tomato soup-true story, newlyweds, no money, times were hard.
Now…well, now-my pizza is amazing. :)
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Wendy Moreno — June 13, 2011 @ 4:40 pm
Hmmmmm. We ate lots of chicken drumsticks when we were first married. They were cheap.
Natalie, your bacon, avocado, parmesan salad is my new favorite salad! The previous favorite was a craisin bacon salad.
wendyannmoreno@yahoo.com
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Larissa Pavei — June 13, 2011 @ 5:10 pm
hmmm thats a tough one. I would have to say chicken parm.!
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Megan — June 13, 2011 @ 5:15 pm
Chicken casserole for me. It's super easy and good on rice.
-megan, megan.j.bowler[at]gmail[dot]com
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Joanne — June 13, 2011 @ 5:21 pm
Yay on you being almost home! I loved your guests posts, but I missed the Natalie in my life. (I also wrote about you today on my blog and how you get your kids to eat veggies!)
This cookbook sounds fantastic! I love the sound of all the recipes you mentioned and I am never averse to adding salt to my cookies. Ever.
My favorite thing to eat. Hmm. Curry. Hands down.
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CM Stephensen — June 13, 2011 @ 5:22 pm
I would say that chocolate chip cookies were one of the first things I experimented with when I was first out on my own and wanting to learn how to cook from scratch. I had gathered a few recipes from friends and tried them out and found one that I have stuck with over the years… with a few adaptions (like more vanilla!!)
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Amy — June 13, 2011 @ 5:39 pm
Spaghetti and meat sauce was so easy when I was right out of college. I just browned up some meat, added a jar of sauce, and boiled the noodles.
Amy @ A Little Nosh
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Lisa — June 13, 2011 @ 5:50 pm
I love soy sauce chicken. rhisomers(at)gmail(dot)com
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Alyse — June 13, 2011 @ 5:59 pm
For me, making light biscuits.
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Kristi — June 13, 2011 @ 6:00 pm
One thing I've realized since becoming a "big girl" is how much I like practically everything! I used to pick off mushrooms, onions, peppers, and now those are some of my very favorite things. So basically I like making things with lots of fun, interesting ingredients. The more new things in a recipe the better. Mushrooms are now one of my very favorites!
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Kari and Steve — June 13, 2011 @ 6:10 pm
WHen I first became a "big girl" I would make spaghetti with my roommate and put cheddar cheese over the top. We also made "fried" pancakes a lot. We would melt butter in the pan and then put the dough in it to cook. So yummy! kari_627@hotmail.com
P.S.- Glad I got to meet you the other day at Abby's b-day party!
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d.liff — June 13, 2011 @ 6:17 pm
This book sounds great for my tiny kitchen! I love to eat warm cozy comfort foods – anything cooked in a dutch oven is fine by me!
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Stephanie — June 13, 2011 @ 6:31 pm
My palate has expanded so much as an adult, but during this hot summer I'm doing a lot of gourmet-style sandwiches and loving it!
shbruffey @ gmail dot com
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Beckie — June 13, 2011 @ 7:06 pm
General Tso's chicken- I've only made it once- but it was delightful!!
cobbap@ida.net
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Wanna Be A Country Cleaver — June 13, 2011 @ 7:18 pm
I absolutely adore Cold Peanut Noodles with Grilled Chicken and Peanut Sauce. I love!
wannabeacountrycleaver@yahoo.com
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Lisa — June 13, 2011 @ 7:54 pm
lisa3249@gmail.com
I love to make spicy baked penne with lots of ground turkey, cheese and veggies! :)
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Judy — June 13, 2011 @ 8:29 pm
Anything and everything that has spice in it! My parents think that black pepper is spicy. I have secretly changed all the stuff I loved to eat growing up because I don't want to hurt their feelings.
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cnorman — June 13, 2011 @ 8:43 pm
I kind of consider myself a recently independent, cooking-for-myself adult. I have only been on my own about a year now. One of the things I enjoy most is cooking and trying out new recipes. My favorite thing I've made recently was a chicken pot pie, from Joy the Baker's blog. With Knock you Naked brownies from The Pioneer Woman. :o) contact: chels.norman@gmail.com
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Janssen — June 13, 2011 @ 9:03 pm
Homemade croutons. Especially made with homemade french bread. Makes me feel like a really fantastic chef :)
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Sare — June 13, 2011 @ 9:16 pm
In college, I don't think I really cooked/baked much. sad, I know….I must have eaten a ton of junk. As a newlywed, though, I made a sauteed onions and potato dish ALL THE TIME. So much so, that I can't remember the last time I made it. :)
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Emily Hunt — June 13, 2011 @ 10:03 pm
I love any kind of pasta but especially homemade mac and cheese. With my parents it was always only for special occasions and I felt so grownup that I could make it for myself whenever I wanted, special occasion or not.
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Michele — June 13, 2011 @ 10:03 pm
Currently I can't stop grilling a piece of fish for myself and making a fish sandwich with a rustic bread, jalapeno- dill tartar sauce, lettuce and tomato. (BTW love all your different fritter recipes!)
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Scott — June 13, 2011 @ 10:13 pm
Yay!
Love your site btw.
Doesn't sound quick and easy but it is, kale and white bean soup has been my yummy cook up. I also love a good cheese and bread combo. I like simple foods. :)
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Allie Chandler — June 13, 2011 @ 10:14 pm
I am a huge dip lover and I'm constantly feeding boys during football season and my favorite go to is buffalo chicken dip- easy & delicious!
alliecchandler@gmail.com
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Yael — June 13, 2011 @ 10:26 pm
Red rice with beans, onions, peppers, and cheese. Super simple and delicious. :)
(yaeldlanger@gmail.com)
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RACHEL — June 13, 2011 @ 10:28 pm
When I moved out on my own I ate a lot of canned soups. I quickly tired of the sodium levels, so I started to learn how to make my own. My favorite that I make is corn chowder, and my recipe is REALLY low in fat, but oh so tasty!
darling.rw@gmail.com
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gwen — June 13, 2011 @ 10:33 pm
As a graduate student who is OBSESSED with cooking, I like anything ridiculously flavorful and preferably meatless that can be made ahead and frozen!
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Laura — June 13, 2011 @ 10:34 pm
I love making grilled chicken salads. Now it sounds boring, but I experiment a ton with seasoning, toppings and dressings. I've come up with some unique dishes from the flavor combinations I discovered while putting them on a salad–a great blank canvas for experimentation.
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Sydney — June 13, 2011 @ 10:34 pm
I love making simple pasta dishes, like sesame noodles or homemade pesto. My email is sydneymspiro@hotmail.com. Thanks!
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EmandM — June 13, 2011 @ 10:41 pm
I'm a stir fry pro…also a curry pro =)
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James and Monica — June 13, 2011 @ 10:49 pm
You do remember I made quesadillas for the first time not too long ago….It'd probably be a burger. Love burgers.
:D See you soon!!!
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Anne — June 13, 2011 @ 11:01 pm
The first meal I ever served my (then future) husband was rice and black beans (topped with some cheese, chopped veggies, cilantro and salsa). And he RAVED about it! Needless to say, I figured he would be easy to please:)
Although, seriously? That makes me hungry for rice and beans right about now.
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Millertime — June 13, 2011 @ 11:43 pm
Strifry and pasta! Love, love them both. The cookbook looks so fun! Thanks nat for all your fun recipes
Elise miller
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Halle — June 14, 2011 @ 1:12 am
Love making a big pot of quinoa and adding whatever is in the fridge!
HalleRubnitz@gmail.com
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lisaeappleton — June 14, 2011 @ 2:04 am
I've grown to love a simple plate of crostini. They're a great gateway to cheese, bruschetta, mousse or pretty much anything you can put on toasted bread.
~Lisa
lisa.e.appleton@gmail.com
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Christina — June 14, 2011 @ 2:41 am
I haven't been a "cook for myself adult" very long but I basically live off giant pots of vegetable soup for lunch throughout the week.
Tasty, healthy, and cheap!
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LR — June 14, 2011 @ 3:38 am
I love to make crab cakes! I don't make them too often because it's just me and they are a little expensive to make, but they are OH so tasty!!
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Kate — June 14, 2011 @ 3:51 am
Definitely stir fry. Once making rice was no longer scary, it's super easy, and you can always make the vegetable/sauce different. (kejylkka@gmail.com)
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Lea — June 14, 2011 @ 4:55 am
i love making soup! it is the best easy comfort food! vegetable barley is my current fav. lea.chandonnet@gmail.com
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Chelsea — June 14, 2011 @ 6:56 am
I love making desserts as an adult because I feel like I can eat them right away or save them. Usually I eat them right away!
loved seeing you!
chelsealexander at hotmail.com
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Lesley — June 14, 2011 @ 12:20 pm
I love making zucchini bread in mini loaf pans. I can give them away to friends and feel like it's a healthy and fun snack. Whenever I am down it makes me feel better to give baked goods away or to enjoy them with an old friend and a glass of wine. Also, I bake it so much it's second nature and helps me memorize lines.
lesleysueann@gmail.com
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Rivki Locker (Ordinary Blogger) — June 14, 2011 @ 12:26 pm
One of the first foods I cooked as an adult was chicken soup. It felt very grownup to make my mom's Jewish chicken soup!
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Julie — June 14, 2011 @ 2:54 pm
I love making breakfast for me and my husband now. Eggs Benedict, scrambles, omelettes, waffles, pancakes… I love making us a big breakfast both days of the weekend! julie.ryan@ey.com
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Samantha — June 14, 2011 @ 7:05 pm
I love cookies! Although not super nutritious… they sure do make being an adult more fun.
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Cheryl — June 14, 2011 @ 9:38 pm
I would have to say mine was corned beef and cabbage! I loved it as a kid and would beg my dad to make it often. He stopped making it and told me when I get my own kitchen, I could cook it everyday if I wanted to. I did for all about a week. LOL Now I cook it once or twice a year.
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Julie — June 14, 2011 @ 9:53 pm
Ugh, those were dark times. Lots of easy Mac and ramen. Nachos was my idea of cooking. Not anymore!
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jastembo — June 15, 2011 @ 12:24 am
make or eat – those were 2 different things. i loved making jam but i'm not a big jam eater – just really enjoyed the whole process. as for eating – that was a more "on the go grab something" type of affair so that tended to be more along the lines of yougrt, granola and ice cream.
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Sharon — June 15, 2011 @ 4:48 am
Spaghetti, with lots of tomatoes and Italian spices.
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Ariana — June 15, 2011 @ 6:30 am
Quesadillas! Once I learned how to make my own tortillas, it was game on!
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Editt — June 15, 2011 @ 12:51 pm
Recently I've discovered the world of homemade cakes. I love its moist, denseness over the empty, airy fluff of the boxed cake mixes. Never thought I'd say it but I have officially converted over. Although I don't eat them often, I take any opportunity I have to make them (ie. Potlucks where I can only consume one piece because the rest is eaten by everyone else thus my will power is not tested…and found lacking).
I just found your blog from Reading for Sanity and it has been tagged in my Bookmarks. I will also Pin it in my Pinterest account. I'm excited that I found you.
email: Edittlaw at gmail dot com
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Lynnette Moore — June 15, 2011 @ 1:11 pm
Lynnette-lynnettejmoore@gmail.com My favorite thing to make and eat when I was independent was english muffin pizza's topped with every kind of veggie and cheese that I could get my hands on. I got married when I was very young, so this is what we could afford to eat. Still love making them- tuna melt-yum.
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Amy — June 15, 2011 @ 1:28 pm
I remember learning how to use fresh ingredients rather than pre-made freezer entrees was a big deal for me. I remember being very intimidated by cooking. Wish i would have had a cookbook like this then!
Aes74@msn.com
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Dea-chan — June 15, 2011 @ 2:39 pm
I recently made rhubarb pie in jars. The jar thing was new, and I'd never had rhubarb before. I promptly went out and bought four more pounds of it!
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kellyhartman — June 15, 2011 @ 3:21 pm
Right out of college, renting an apartment with 3 other girls for dirt cheap, I ate my weight in salmon! Baked, grilled, sauteed, on top of a salad…ah, the days before kids and mortgages…
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Kay — June 15, 2011 @ 3:25 pm
My favorite is roasted root vegetables and Bobby Flay's meat loaf with veggies.
pinesnpickets@hotmail.com
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Btrflywmn — June 15, 2011 @ 3:42 pm
My favorite thing to make is chicken, mushrooms, diced tomatoes and artichokes over penne noodles with alfredo sauce. Thank you for sharing the cookie recipe, gonna make them this week. And thanks for the chance to win.
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bistrolaura — June 15, 2011 @ 3:43 pm
After down sizing post-divorce and grown daughter on her own, I found myself in a city with no family. I went back to comfort food from my mother and grandmother. I first made a strawberry-rhubarb pie!
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megcjones — June 15, 2011 @ 5:24 pm
this cookbook looks awesome! i've always liked preparing elaborate dishes – even in high school my mother would ask me to make more labor-intensive items like lasagna or crepes when we had company, since she hated to cook. but as a young married food student, i've gotta confess my love for sandwiches. blts and tuna melts are my loves – they're simple but never fail to delight me. YUM.
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Cinaed67 — June 15, 2011 @ 5:36 pm
right now….im addicted to chocolate malts. food-wise: my puerto rican rice and blackbeans!
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Danae — June 15, 2011 @ 7:57 pm
I used a lot of box mixes and pasta back in those days. Thank goodness my cooking skills have increased!
danae.kannely (at) gmail.com
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Jayne — June 16, 2011 @ 3:37 am
Those tomato skewers sound yummy. This reminds me how much I enjoy making kabobs now that I'm a "big girl".
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corrielin — June 16, 2011 @ 4:22 am
I think I have really enjoyed making bread lately: whether that means bread machine yeast breads, muffins, scones, or quick breads. Also, just discovering new ways to make things I ate growing up!
corrielin@gmail.com
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DaniH — June 16, 2011 @ 4:52 am
Eggs… Lots and lots of eggs because they were super cheap and easy to prepare and you could fix them up with different veggies, cheese and hot sauce! danetteporter@hotmail.com
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Sarah — June 16, 2011 @ 9:37 am
Arugula salad! Little prep, lotsa flavor.
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Jannett — June 16, 2011 @ 1:13 pm
this cookie looks yummy… I really like making a broccoli & califlower salad
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Carol in Indian Springs Village — June 16, 2011 @ 8:49 pm
Vegetables of all kinds was what I made and craved. I really missed my mom's cooking and was determined to learn how she did things.
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Reanna — June 16, 2011 @ 9:34 pm
I guess I've always loved cooking a good risotto, but usually when friends come over. When its just me, I often make curried corn and some rice.
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Rachel — June 16, 2011 @ 11:20 pm
I just moved into an apartment by myself and since I always eggs on hand I love scrambling eggs and throwing in whatever I happened to have in my fridge.
rachel.metts@gmail.com
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grace — June 17, 2011 @ 5:51 am
i tend to get on kicks where i eat the same thing day after day, and i know one of those kicks involved stuffed zucchini. that was a good rut. :)
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SueS — June 17, 2011 @ 2:18 pm
i was very intimidated by cooking when I first became an 'independent adult' so anything I made was quick and easy. I did enjoy learning to make good soup though.
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Caitlin — June 17, 2011 @ 11:29 pm
That's the stage of life I'm in now and my husband and I eat a lot of pasta – cheap, delicious, fast, healthy. What more could you want?
cbcutie6@gmail.com
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Kelly — June 18, 2011 @ 4:02 am
Oh man, that's a tough one. I rarely make something twice… except rosemary chicken. I guess that's my 'go-to' meal. Quick, easy and delightfully tasty.
kellywestover@att.net
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