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Creamy Artichoke Spread

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Creamy Artichoke Spread

Remember that week I spent in Rome I’m still eating my way through all the goodies I brought back.

While in Rome, I stopped at the local grocery store The Coop. It was perfect because that’s where I bought my 25oz bottle of extra virgin olive oil, that I’m still using. I also made my way to the spreads section of the store. There, I found black olive tapenade, capers in chunky salt and it’s also there I discovered Artichoke Pate. While the jar and ingredients were in Italian, I managed to google translate my way through. I wish I had brought a jar back home with me. Since I wasn’t able to, I decided to make my own artichoke spread with fresh ingredients. (more…)

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Italian Inspired Garlic Olive Oil Bruschetta

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Italian bruschetta

I just got back from a four day trip to Rome, Italy where I ate, walked, ate, visited some historic sites, ate, shopped, did tons of work for my real job, and ate some more. I enjoyed every minute of Rome. For a full recap of my week in Rome with photos, videos and my own commentary, check out last week’s This Week on Instagram post. (more…)

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Pecan Coconut Cranberry Granola

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Pecan Coconut Cranberry Granola

I’ve been obsessed with granola lately. No really, I have. I’ve been taking it to work with fruit, chia, flax and honey. I’ve been adding it to yogurt. I’ve even added it to my favorite raisin bran cereal, and aside from that, I’ve been eating it in handfuls — straight from the bag. If you saw my mini fruit and granola bowl tutorial on Instagram last week, then you know I was already running low on granola. I’ve managed to finish off the entire bag, and in my typical procrastinating way, haven’t gotten out to the store to get any more. So what’s a granola-obsessed girl to do?! Make my own, duh!

Making granola at home is super easy. (more…)

Cashew Butter

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Cahew Butter

Move over almond butter, there’s a new kid on the block. Like all things, fashion and food alike, we go through phases of fascination – or fads. We went through the carb-free Atkins phase, the “I must be allergic to gluten” phase, the cupcakes are the new dessert phase; we’re still in the gourmet donut phase, Pho everything phase, and don’t forget about the Nutella and Biscoff phases. Like all great food phases, we indulge until there’s something better. (more…)

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BBQ Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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BBQ Pumpkin Seeds

My favorite brand of mixed nuts is Al-Rifai – a Lebanese company with branches in Jordan. I usually buy myself a few kilos at the airport before my outbound flight home. There’s really no comparison between salted or roasted mixed nuts here in the U.S. and the ones Al-Rifai has to offer. They’re roasted to perfection and the bag never lasts as long as I want it to. Once I get started, I really can’t stop myself from devouring 4 or more servings.

I’ve had roasted mixed nuts here at home. But they’re just not the same. Al-Rifai has some sort of delicious secret ingredients they use to make their mixed nuts irresistible. You won’t believe me until you try it. So the next time you find yourself in Lebanon, Jordan or any of Al-Rifai’s other branches, do not pass up the opportunity to get a mixed bag of nuts. (more…)

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Air-Popped Microwave Popcorn

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Air-popped popcorn in the microwave? Yes, it can be done and it’s so simple! I was just reading an article in USA Today about the newly-discovered health benefits of popcorn (namely antioxidants). So popcorn lovers out there, this is for you. Air-popped is the healthiest, and lowest-calorie way to enjoy this crunchy snack. The best part is that you can season however you want! Don’t have an air-popper you say? Don’t you worry, you can make sir-popped popcorn in the microwave.

Air-Popcorn

I admit, it took me a couple tries before I got it right. The first time, I put it in for too long, not only did the popcorn burn, it started smoking up the house and I think I inhaled some before I opened up all the windows and doors and tried to get both the smoke and the smell out. Needless to say that bag made it into the trash. It’s not difficult at all – and if you follow my instructions, you won’t repeat the mistake I made.

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Air-Popped Microwave Popcorn

Yield: 1 serving

Calories per serving: 120

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup popcorn kernels
  • 1 brown paper bag

Instructions

  1. Pour the popcorn kernels into the brown bag.
  2. Fold the bag over twice, and lay sideways in the microwave, fold-side-down.
  3. Microwave for 1 minute and 45 seconds to 2 minutes. 
  4. Remove from microwave, and sprinkle with your favorite topping - I used garlic salt. 
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