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Home Chef Meal Kit Three Year Review

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Winter Quinoa Salad with Mixed Beans and Tahini-Chili Dressing

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Marinated Wild Calamari Salad

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    Korean Barbecue Style Meatballs

    Korean Barbecue Style Meatballs

    Flavorful, savory, and slightly spicy Korean barbecue style meatballs.

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  • Caramelized Onions in the Slow Cooker When Done
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    How To Make Easy Caramelized Onions

    Using a slow cooker frees up your time and guarantees the sweetest, and easiest, caramelized onions.

  • Maple Cherry Charmer Cocktail
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    Maple Cherry Charmer Cocktail

    The Maple Cherry Charmer; Kentucky bourbon, ripe California winter oranges, real Vermont maple syrup, and cherries; you can't make a more American cocktail.

  • How to make Moroccan Preserved Lemons
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    How To Make Moroccan Preserved Lemons

    Recipe for how to make Moroccan preserved lemons from Paula Wolfert's The Food of Morocco.

  • Panettone Bread Pudding With Apples
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    Panettone Bread Pudding With Apples

    A decadent version of bread pudding made with panettone and apples, perfect for a holiday dessert.

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    Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

    Pumpkin chiffon pie; a light and airy version of the traditional, destined to be a favorite.

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    Quick Pickled Cucumber Salad with Coriander Seed

    Quick Pickled Cucumber Salad with Coriander Seed

  • Ingredients for Bourbon Peach Smash
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    Bourbon Peach Smash

    How to make a Bourbon Peach Smash, the perfect summer cocktail.

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    German Potato Salad

    Warm German Potato Salad with Bacon and Mustard Vinaigrette

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Cutting 27 lbs of wild salmon in 45 seconds! #wild Cutting 27 lbs of wild salmon in 45 seconds!
#wildsalmon #formerchef
When in Orkney, one must drink the local @highland When in Orkney, one must drink the local @highlandparkofficial whisky. We tried 3 in the Highland Park bar in the @kirkwallhotelorkney . Our favorite was the 18 year Viking Pride. Swipe to see more.
#Orkney #whisky #Scotland #scotchwhisky #kirkwall
1. First pickles of the summer and 2. today's gard 1. First pickles of the summer and 2. today's garden haul.
Want the pickle recipe? Go to the blog and search "refrigerator pickles."
#gardening #pickles #vegetables
Fresh grilled zucchini, tomatoes, and basil from m Fresh grilled zucchini, tomatoes, and basil from my garden. I made two of these today for two different potluck parties. 
#gardening #vegetables
Friday night cocktail. We're calling it a "Golden Friday night cocktail. We're calling it a "Golden State" (basically, it's a bourbon passionfruit sour).
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2 oz bourbon 
.75 oz @chinola Passion fruit liquor 
.75 oz fresh lemon juice 
Shake in an @elevatedcraft shaker and pour over a large ice cube.
Saturday night cocktail, the Blackberry Towncar. Saturday night cocktail,  the Blackberry Towncar.
1.75 oz Bombay Sappire Gin
.5 oz Triple Sec
.5 oz homemade blackberry syrup 
.75 oz lemon juice 
1 dash spicy bitters
Shake with ice until cold in an @elevatedcraft shaker. 
#cocktailsofinstagram ##cocktails #ilovela #gin
It was fun to meet up with @katieparla at her book It was fun to meet up with @katieparla at her book signing at @capriclubla tonight! We even tried some of the items made just from her new book. Delish!
I bought one of her older books, but make sure to check out the new one on the food of the 
Italian Islands, too! 
#eaglerock #italianfood #cookbook #ilovela #cocktails
Checked out the newly reimagined Capri Club tonigh Checked out the newly reimagined Capri Club tonight.  The menu is filled with Italian nibbles and cocktails. I tried the Negroni and the Coppola (bourbon plus 2 different Amaro). The bar was packed- go early to get a seat. This is not the spaghetti and meatballs place it was 20 years ago. 
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#cocktails #cocktailbar #Negroni  #Amaro
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