Tag Archives: Recipe

Fresh, fast early fall idea: Corn Salsa

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

I’ve had a bag full of 9 or so ears of corn sitting in my fridge and it’s been stressing me out. If only I could always be so lucky to have this problem all the time. It’s perfect, northeast … Continue reading →

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Summer of Plum

Posted on September 5, 2010 by

One of the great things about joining a CSA is that you never quite know what you are going to get. While I feel like I more or less know what vegetables are in season when in New York State, … Continue reading →

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CSA Mexican Style

Posted on July 10, 2010 by

As our neighborhood, Sunset Park, is largely Mexican and Central American, so is “our” CSA farmer. As a result, he grows produce that will be appealing and recogizable to this demographic. That also means that I, as a dyed in … Continue reading →

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Springtime Brunch Ideas

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

Like most New Yorkers, I love brunch. However, like most broke New Yorkers I am of two minds about brunch when it comes to price. Brunch can either be a. a good deal and a great way to check out … Continue reading →

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Crepe Party Wrap Up

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

You may not know it yet, but there is a resident Francophile at 2 Cooks. When Phoebe suggested that our nascent French speaking group celebrate the French holiday Chandeluer, a holiday that involves crepes, I was intrigued. I did a … Continue reading →

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How to Host a Perfect Party

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Somewhere between Martha Stewart and Julia Child, with a fair amount of broke-twenty-something ingenuity thrown in, lies Stephanie Hagan. I first met Stephanie when she and I were fresh out of college and working our first “real” museum jobs. We … Continue reading →

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Tropical Citrus Marinade: Or How I Learned To Cook With Fruit

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

It was a ramshackle pile of boards, corrugated plastic roofing, and the liquor was cheap and nasty.  Yet out back, they had a grill fashioned out of an old deformed boat hull whose flames were fed by dried coconut skins … Continue reading →

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Holiday Lemon Baked Tofu and Cranberry Orange Relish (Vegan)

Posted on December 24, 2009 by

I was vegetarian for twelve years, and vegan for 5 of those years, though you could probably never tell based on recent 2 cooks entries. Here is a tip o’ the hat to my vegetarian past and still vegetarian-food loving … Continue reading →

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Holiday Cookies with the 2 Cooks

Posted on December 21, 2009 by

We were feeling a little worn out from the gamut of holiday parties over the past two weeks. Not that we minded all the eating and drinking, but add to that a foot of snow, final exams, more-than-full time work … Continue reading →

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Becoming a regular Betty Crocker (or not)

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

I grew up baking cookies out of the Betty Crocker cookbook. It’s a large, orange covered binder full of recipes for making everything from vegetable sides, to jams, to cookies, to meat-based main dishes. The edition my mom has is … Continue reading →

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