Vietnamese Shaking Beef (Bò lúc lắc)

Vietnamese Shaking Beef (Bò lúc lắc)
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If you read this blog, you already know I have a real problem when it comes to Vietnamese food. The problem is I can’t stop ordering it. It doesn’t matter if I’m in Spain or France or home and in sweatpants, I will order the crap out of it if I can get it. I don’t have this problem with any other food. I can say no to pizza, pasta, tacos, burgers any other kind of takeout because, really, I’m not a take-out kind of girl. But Vietnamese food? Forget it! It’s my nutritional Achilles’ heel. So, in order to remedy this, I’m learning to cook it myself. You’ve seen some of my past efforts but today it’s all about this Vietnamese Shaking Beef.

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Oka Patty Melt with Wine-Braised Cipollini Onions

Oka Patty Melt with Wine Braised Cipollini Onions
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Ok, so this Oka Patty Melt with Wine-Braised Cipollini Onions is the last thing my post-vacation Easter-candy-ravaged body needs but, meh. The heart wants what it wants and my heart wanted an Oka Patty Melt, so I obliged. When you really think about it, cooking is a completely dangerous skill to possess. You can conjure up just about any evil thing that pops into your head. I just mastered brioche…that’s not something you can’t unlearn! Now, when I want brioche, which is inexplicably difficult to find in my neighborhood, I can just whip it up. This is very bad. Thank goodness peak running season is imminent.

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Beemster Beefaroni with Russian Kale Micro Greens

Beemster Beefaroni with Russian Kale Micro Greens

Hey guys! So, I know most of you are probably elbow deep in a turkey right about now and could not care less about my classed-up trash food effort. But after the Thanksgiving dust has settled and you’re staring down the barrel of the holiday season, you’re going to want this Beemster Beefaroni recipe. Scratch that. You’re going to need it.

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