My Portfolio: Cooking

Cinnamon rolls

Quick Cinnamon Rolls

Due to Christmas and an early start to my maternity leave, I had a good 6 weeks of free time before my second child arrived in February. I used this time wisely – I baked, I knitted, and I binged on The West Wing.

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Parmesan Rice with Chicken

Parmesan Rice with Chicken and Buttered Almonds

This Yotam Ottolenghi recipe for Parmesan rice with chicken and buttered almonds was amazing. Comforting, interesting, delicious.

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Peanut Butter Swirl Bars

Mom's Peanut Butter Swirl Bars

This is one of those treats I remember from childhood. If you like peanut butter and chocolate, you can’t help but like these cakey, chewy treats.

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Macedonian Salad

Moosewood Macedonian Salad

Over Christmas, we received a copy of The New Moosewood Cookbook (thanks Mom!) We aren’t vegetarian, but do like to try and eat healthy and figured we’d eat less meat if we knew how to make more tasty veggie meals.

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Lemon Ginger Salmon

Before we had a baby, we used to watch Saturday Kitchen. This Ken Hom recipe is from that show a few years ago, and is a modern Chinese dish that is pretty quick and easy to make.

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