Breakfast Polenta Stacks with Rosemary White Beans

Breakfast Polenta Stacks with Rosemary White Beans

Today’s Breakfast Polenta Stacks have all the appearance of a hangover cure. They’ve got cheese, fried eggs with deliciously frizzled edges and shatteringly crisp bacon. Oh! And beans, can’t forget them. Beans are central to the recovery process thanks to their powers of absorption and general bulk. But I did not serve these Breakfast Polenta Stacks as a Sunday brunch alongside hair-of-the-dog. I ate these bad boys for Friday night dinner whilst in the process of getting drunk and, man, did it feel spectacularly good…Please drink responsibly.

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Thai Beef Salad with Cara Cara Oranges & Chili Lime Vinaigrette

Thai Beef Salad with Cara Cara Oranges and Chili Lime Vinaigrette

Listen, I get it, the Internet needs another Thai Beef Salad recipe like I need another labneh post, but I don’t care, it’s just the rebel in me. I wanted to share this recipe with you because I love it deeply, passionately, obsessively. Also, it’s kind of healthy and there’s still a lot of January to get through and, let’s face it, I ’m not swimming in healthy recipe ideas. My brain is generally awash with fried chicken and the like. So, although you don’t need it, although you didn’t ask for it, I’m going to give you MY recipe for Thai Beef Salad and you’re going to sit there and take it…or just click away. Don’t click away. 

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Honey Cardamom Labneh with Clementine Curd

Honey Cardamom Labneh with Clementine Curd

Labneh has made its fair share of appearances on this blog. Here it is getting friendly with some falafel and here it is curling up in some tortellini. But in each instance, the labneh has been left to thrive in all its natural savory glory. So, out of fear of becoming repetitive, I’ve decided to put a sweet spin on it and today’s Honey Cardamom Labneh is the result. Consider this to be my one and only January-friendly dessert offering. Healthy desserts that don’t leave you wanting are not my forte. Now, sugary debaucherous affairs? That’s where my true talents lie.

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Roasted Eggplant w/ Apricot Lamb Meatballs & Artichoke Hummus

Roasted Eggplant with Apricot lamb Meatballs and Artichoke Hummus

Today’s Roasted Eggplant with Apricot Lamb Meatballs and Artichoke Hummus represents another successful step in my journey to eggplant appreciation. It’s been a long, fraught road but with each recipe I enjoy, I get closer to making peace with the eggplant. And loving this recipe is, frankly, a no-brainer. It’s hard to deny the charms of lamb meatballs, artichoke hummus, and a tangy lemon yogurt sauce. They could be served together on a boot and I’d still eat them. But I’m getting ahead of myself. You’re probably stuck wondering what the eggplant ever did to me. And if you’re not, fear not, because there’s a Jump to Recipe button located below.

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