Posts Categorized: bite + sip

bite + sip : a visit to Salt & Straw

did anyone catch this article from The Kitchn about Salt & Straw?  if you don’t know, Salt & Straw is a little family owned ice cream business in Portland, Oregon.  it’s, by far, the best ice cream I’ve ever had.  and I’ve had a lot of ice cream!  they have delicious flavors like rhubarb crumble, dandelion sorbet {yes, with real flowers!}, almond brittle and sea salt caramel.  the flavors rotate seasonally, so there’s always something new and yummy to try.

while I was in Portland for the Anthropologie event, of course we made a stop at Salt & Straw.  I got a tasty flavor called Sugar and Spice which was an incredible combo of fennel-pollen, yeasted sugar cookie and wild berry buttercream laced ice cream.  yum.  these pictures speak volumes, but if you’re ever in Portland, Salt & Straw is a must try!

{photos by >Leela Cyd Ross for The Kitchn}

bite + sip : chipotle black bean, rice & egg skillet

even though I love cooking recipes out of a cookbook, I’m a big fan of food blogs.  while I’ve got my favorites, I’m always on the hunt for new ones.  I just stumbled upon the amazingness of Naturally Ella last week and I’m hooked.  for dinner this week, I made a slight variation on this black bean skillet, being that I didn’t add the spice until after so that Wolf could enjoy it too.  and boy did he ever!  that made me a happy mom.

next up: these brown butter pancakes.  yum!

bite + sip : the perfect paloma cocktail

oh, the weather has been warming up in these parts!!  I hope spring is starting to show it’s color where you live.  I confess: I’m not much of a cocktail drinker but something about sitting on the back porch in the early evening, sipping a cocktail that I just whipped up gets me every time the temperature rises.

the grapefruit have been so good from the grocery store lately, so it’s no surprise that I’m craving a little of this tartness in form of a cocktail.  this paloma sounds just perfect.  as does this sangria!

have you been following along on my bite and sip pins?  there’s lots of goodness over there.  check it out!

bite + sip : tofu spring rolls with spicy peanut sauce

you guys, I was inspired this week to make something that felt like spring.  on Monday, it snowed.  oh yes it did.  and it snowed HARD.  we were not pleased.  I wanted to curl up inside on the couch with a blanket and hibernate like it was winter all over again but I fought the urge.  so when thinking of things to put on my menu for the week, I was thinking spring.  to get me into that “it’s not snowing outside, it’s spring” mood.

the first thing that came to mind was Tofu Spring Rolls.  I know, I know, they aren’t truly spring like say rhubarb, radishes, english peas or garlic scapes, but the name did have spring in it and that’s what I went with.  plus, I’d seen two GORGEOUS looking recipes on Pinterest and the blogs this week that just made my mouth water.  however, neither was quite what I was craving, so feeling inspired to wing it, here’s what I came up with:

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bite + sip : tempeh reuben with bok choy slaw

as you know, Levi and I are vegetarian but haven’t always been.  we stopped eating meat almost 6 years ago and even though we were satisfied with out meat, there were certain things we missed about eating meat.  one of those is a really good sandwich.  I had lots of great vegetarian sandwiches but something was missing.

then a few years ago, I discovered something amazing – tempeh.  tempeh is made from cooked and slightly fermented soybeans and formed into a patty, similar to a very firm veggie burger.  for the most part, it’s pretty bland unless you marinate and cook it.  while I was pregnant, I became obsessed with tempeh reubens.  after having many different types and variations, I finally set out to make my own.  and I’m quite pleased with the results!

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bite + sip : rhubarb mojito

one of my favorite things about Spring is when new produce starts to trickle into the market.  especially rhubarb.  swoon!  I love to make rhubarb pie and especially love it in cocktails.  usually, I make Stephanie’s rhubarb syrup and mix it with a splash of gin but I’m dying to try these mojitos.  they sound pretty darn tasty!

{photo from not without salt}

bite + sip : stuffed sweet potatoes

Levi and I eat mostly vegetarian, though on occasion we eat fish.  that occasion was almost every night while we were in the Philippines.  don’t get me wrong – it was amazing to have Dorado, grilled to perfection, or fresh caught tuna dipped into a soy sauce concoction complete with calamansi but toward the end I started to feel “fished out”.

when looking for things to add to our grocery list this week, we knew we wanted meals that were not only easy for a tired and jetlagged person to prepare but also filled with lots of fresh veggies.  I’ve prepared sweet potatoes like a regular baked potato and loaded them with sour cream, chives and cheese, but have never made them like this.  they are so good!!  I’ll definitely be making them again, perhaps with mushrooms and spinach next time.

{recipes can be found at the kitchn.  images by Emily Ho.}

bite + sip : multigrain waffles

Wolf’s favorite breakfast food is waffles, with smoothies coming up a close second.  we usually buy him frozen waffles, which he loves, but I’ve been dying to make some from scratch.  first I’ll need a good waffle maker, then I’m going to whip up a batch of these.  as Wolf would say, “mmm, tasty!”

{from sprouted kitchen}