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Cola-Marinated Flank Steak with Frito Chilaquiles Recipe - Jamie Bissonnette. N.E.E.T. Magazine Feature // Strawberry-Balsamic Salad with Candied Pecans and Goat Cheese. Happy Friday everyone! This week was long, but it’s ending on a high note – the release of the spring edition of N.E.E.T. magazine, in which I’m thrilled to have a feature! N.E.E.T. is primarily a fashion magazine, but the back of each issue contains a “N.E.E.T. eats” section (this one starts on page 141). This issue’s theme is spring salads, so I’ve contributed a light and sweet strawberry-balsamic salad, topped with sugary candied pecans and creamy goat cheese. Even though flip flops and lemonade are a long way off, the longer days and melting snow are promising signs that spring is on it’s way, and this salad is a great way to jump the gun a little on spring flavors.

Update 8/2013: N.E.E.T. magazine is currently on a hiatus and their online content is unavailable. Balsamic Strawberry and Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese and Candied Pecans Serves 4. In a small bowl, combine the sliced strawberries, 2 TBS of the sugar, the vinegar, and the minced mint and stir gently together. Like this: The 23 Most Perfect Foods In The Universe.

Recipe for Grilled Zucchini Pizza Slices. This idea of grilled zucchini used as a base for pizza toppings is one of those cooking ideas that swirl around in my head, and sometimes I'm never sure if I thought of it or saw it somewhere else. I kept wondering how it would work to arrange a marriage between Grilled Zucchini and Val's Kid-Friendly Broiled Zucchini Rounds with Cheese, with the offspring having a little pizza personality, and when I saw Alea's Eggplant Pizza Bites on $5 Dinners, it convinced me to try it. Even so, this is only a recipe in the very loosest sense of the word, because anything you like on pizza could be cooked on top of a thick slice of grilled or broiled zucchini. I'm a pepperoni girl, so of course I had to have that, but the topping options are endless here. Admittedly, this is not a pizza in the truest sense of the word, but if you'd like pizza flavors with a "crust" that's gluten-free, low-glycemic, and low-carb, this is an idea you may end up liking just as much as I did!

South Beach Suggestions: Pasta. Caprese Pasta Salad 7/12/13 Wild Mushroom Papardelle 5/10/13 Brussels Sprout Mac ‘n Cheese 5/5/13 Pumpkin & Ricotta Stuffed Shells 2/14/13 Spinach and Garlic Spaghetti with Pecorino 1/10/13 Roasted Tomato Penne with Goat Cheese 9/16/12 Fresh Corn Ravioli with Herb Cream Sauce 7/24/12 Fettucine al Pesto Genovese 8/16/11 Red-Wine Spaghetti with Broccoli 5/13/11 Spaghetti with Fresh Soppressata 2/24/11 Multi-Grain Pasta with Lamb and Butternut Squash 2/19/11 Lasagne Bolognese 10/31/10 Shell Pasta with Garlic Scape Pesto, Bacon, and Black Eyed Peas 7/7/10 Orecchiette with Italian Sausage, Broccoli Rabe and Crunchy Garlic Breadcrumbs 6/9/10 Risotto Style Pasta with Goat Cheese and Sun Dried Tomato 5/1/10 Spaghetti with Italian Sausage and Olives 4/4/10 Spaghetti with Artichokes and Pancetta 3/30/10 Favorite Tomato and Olive Penne 2/19/10 Spaghetti with Pancetta and Brussels Sprouts 1/19/10 Tortellini with Balsamic Brown Butter 12/9/09 Pumpkin Ravioli 10/25/09.

Hasselback Potatoes. These Hasselback potatoes looks beautiful, don't' they? Here, I also added several cloves of garlic to these Swedish version of baked potatoes to enhance the flavor. It turned out great, they were very delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.. Updated: November 26th 2013 This is an updated post with a new video guide on How To Slice Hasselback Potatoes Hasselback Potatoes (Printable Recipe) Ingredients 6 Medium Size Potatoes 2 - 3 Cloves Garlic, thinly sliced 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 30 g Butter Maldon Sea Salt Freshly Ground Black Pepper Method Preheat the oven to 220˚C (425˚F). Arrange the potatoes in a baking tray and insert the garlic in between the slits.

Bake the potatoes for about 40 minutes or until the potatoes turn crispy and the flesh is soft. How to make homemade manicotti. On one of the first trips to my in-laws, before Lou and I were married, my mother-in-law-to-be Rita Cinquino served manicotti. I had never, ever tasted anything so good before. And as much as I loved my husband back then, I have to say the manicotti might have sealed the deal. It certainly was a major factor in my lifetime commitment to him.

She served it with soft, squishy, white garlic bread too. It’s a bit of an effort to make, but so worth it. Homemade Italian Manicotti Ingredients for the manicotti shells 1 cup flour 1 cup water 4 eggs Pinch of salt Directions With a mixer or whisk, mix the eggs and water. Ingredients for the manicotti filling 1 pound ricotta cheese 1/3 cup grated Romano cheese 1 egg A few sprigs chopped parsley Salt and pepper to taste Mix ingredients together in a bowl. You can also freeze the manicotti separately in plastic bags to cook later in the season. Apple nachos - gimme some oven. On Friday night, I finished season six of Mad Men. At 2am. About a week after starting the season. On Netflix. On my wifi tv, my phone, my elliptical, and of course on my laptop (in just about every room of the house). And while none of those were even options a decade ago, they are all of course completely “normal” now, right?!? I mean, I don’t even blink an eye nowadays when a friend asks what show they should “start” next in April.

Or when someone says they watched an entire season of House of Cards in 2 days. Well, to harken back to the good ol’ days when Don Draper and his family would have sat together around a “set” to watch a show, at a designated time each week, no computer in the house, but perhaps with an Old Fashioned in hand, I made a simple shrimp saute to share with you today inspired by the classic cocktail. Read more This week has been one of those perfectly normal weeks that makes me adore life. Meals shared with friends every day of the week.

Read more Read more You guys. Design Crush » Popsicles! Not to sound full of myself, but I’m pretty sure this is the be all, end all of popsicle roundups. There’s a little something for everyone: the foodies, the purists, the ones who prefer frozen yogurt, the ones who prefer a little alcohol, everyone. Tweny-five options to be exact. The post I did last summer on the cold guys was one of DC’s most viewed ever, so I thought you’d all be up for another round – was I right? Click on the photo to be taken to the recipe. All photos and recipes copyright of their respective source unless otherwise noted. How to To Make Your Food Taste Awesome | Easy Food. Posted by admin on Aug 19, 2012 in Food Preparation | 211 comments In case you are not skilled with the food recipes and preparation, listed bellow are some of the easy food tips to make your meals delicious easy way.

No matter you prepare breakfast, dinner or just a snack, the easy food tips are here to make your food even more attractive and awesome. Idea by Janice Kamide Images Source BuzzFeed.