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Thai Basil Stir-Fry with Tofu, Eggplant, and Peppers
I remember the first time I had basil in a stir-fry. I had always enjoyed Italian basil in Mediterranean food. I love Thai basil in pho, the classic Vietnamese rice noodle soup. But basil in a stir-fry is the good stuff that will blow your taste buds away. Stir-frying is a great cooking formula to know because you can throw [...]February 5, 201300 -
Oven-Roasted Beef, Chicken, or Tofu Kebabs -> Dressed Up in a Pesto Orzo | Repurposed Meals
We are so excited to announce that we launched our weekly meal planning newsletter last week. If you haven’t heard about it, it’s a free email that comes out every Thursday. Subscribers receive a weekly meal plan, which we pack with our signature smarts, delivered right to their inbox. It’s basically like getting a mini-cooking lesson every week for free (how [...]September 13, 2012 -
Sauteed Red Pepper, Eggplant, Tofu Tacos to Pasta with an Herb Sauce | Repurposed Meals
This is now officially “Herb Week” on the CS blog. On Wednesday, we showed you how to best store herbs for longest shelf life, and before that we showed you how to make a quick herb sauce that can flavor-dazzle (can I trademark that phrase?) dozens and dozens of dishes. Today we’re going to show you two different ways to utilize [...]August 31, 2012 -
The Sear & Roast | Cooking Basics
Photos below are the sear & roast cooking formula applied to one of my favorite cuts of meat, the good ol’ pork chop: Read more about the sear & roast We’ve taught you how to blanch and saute vegetables and also how to stir-fry them with or without proteins. But for our next cooking formula, we’re turning our attention to [...]February 8, 2012
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