elly says opa! Vox 2008-08-16T14:57:37Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00cdf3a364f7cb8f/tags/trader+joe's/ diary of a home cook / foodie Gettin' Down and Dirty (with risotto) tag:vox.com,2008-01-30:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00e398d796230005 2008-01-30T01:44:06Z 2008-08-16T14:57:37Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Dirty risotto (2) Dirty risotto

I love risotto but I don't make it too often because I try to limit my intake of "whites" and, well, I'm pretty sure that whole grain risotto doesn't exist. Even if it did, it would be an abomination! I've been wanting to try Giada's dirty ris...

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]]> Top o' the muffin TO YOU! tag:vox.com,2008-01-13:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00e398d2000b0002 2008-01-13T23:54:13Z 2008-02-05T01:20:34Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Healthy berry muffins (3) Healthy berry muffins (5) Healthy berry muffins (4) Healthy berry muffins

Every time I think of muffins, I think of Elaine Benes. ;) I make muffins a lot. I love having something quick to grab in the morning, if necessary, but mostly I just like eating one with a few egg whites. Between the protein from the eggs and ...

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]]> Melange a Trois tag:vox.com,2007-11-14:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00e398bd574b0004 2007-11-14T01:48:51Z 2007-12-22T08:11:25Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Peppers

The Trader Joe's by my apartment is really, really small and I go there all the time. Yet, somehow I always manage to find something that I've never seen before. My lastest love: frozen red, yellow and green bell pepper strips. This is so great b...

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]]> I scream, you scream, we all scream for new cheese! Or is that just me? tag:vox.com,2007-10-05:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00e398af8d8d0004 2007-10-05T02:47:57Z 2007-11-15T07:01:39Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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A while back, I read on Julie's blog that she liked a truffle cheese from Trader Joe's. It sounded delicious, so I looked for that cheese every time I went to TJ's for the last couple months--always to no avail. I finally found some on my last...

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]]> Tex-Mex Grilling Fiesta tag:vox.com,2007-08-22:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00e3989ffc600002 2007-08-22T00:08:07Z 2008-08-07T23:10:12Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Tonight was pretty easy as far as dinner goes, thanks to the box of burger patties in my freezer. The last time I was at Trader Joe's I picked up some chile lime chicken burgers that my friend Julie recommended. I don't usually get pre-mixed/se...

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]]> Impromptu pasta night tag:vox.com,2007-08-01:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00e3989937ab0001 2007-08-01T00:26:10Z 2007-08-17T18:41:42Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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A long time ago, I went grocery shopping with my friend Joelen to Trader Joe's. While I was there, I spotted some brown rice pasta and decided to pick it up, to see if it was any different from whole wheat pasta (for the record, I love whole whea...

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]]> Clean out yer fridge chicken 'n rice tag:vox.com,2007-06-16:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00d414446b9a3c7f 2007-06-16T03:21:26Z 2008-01-28T03:25:43Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Often times when you are specifically cooking for two, you don't end up with leftover meals but you do end up with leftover ingredients. That's what happened to me today, so I decided to throw them all into one thing and call it a day. This is pa...

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]]> Pizza Pizza! tag:vox.com,2007-06-14:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00d41443a4533c7f 2007-06-14T01:10:52Z 2007-09-03T15:47:59Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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This pizza was inspired by many things, including the following: 1. Julie's individual goat cheese pizzas 2. My love for goat cheese 3. A balsamic steak and caramalized onion pizza Tiffany made a week or two ago 4. My favorite salad which is b...

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]]> My Taste of Yellow tag:vox.com,2007-04-25:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00d4142c2670685e 2007-04-25T03:49:47Z 2008-04-07T00:09:59Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Tonight I decided to go ahead and do my LiveStrong Taste of Yellow dish, which is referred to in an earlier blog post of mine. I encourage everyone with a food blog to do the same! Yellow foods provide excellent benefits, like supplying carotenoi...

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]]> Holy Stromboli! tag:vox.com,2007-04-04:asset-6a00cdf3a364f7cb8f00d4142d4e243c7f 2007-04-04T01:10:25Z 2008-03-08T23:35:48Z Elly http://ellysaysopa.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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I had to do a little Easter shopping after work today so I knew I wouldn't want to make a dinner that took a while when I got home. I remembered I had half of my pizza dough from TJ's frozen, so I decided to thaw it and make a stromboli. I used h...

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