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Asian Tofu Kabobs Welcome to Day 3 of Kabob Week! Today I'm featuring a great vegetarian recipe, Asian Tofu Kabobs. Who knew that you could put tofu on the grill?! And, as Joe said, "Who knew tofu could be freakin' good." I'm not a huge tofu eater. I can probably count how many times I've prepared tofu on one hand. One time I tried to prepare salt and pepper tofu (with images of R&G Lounge's salt and pepper crab running through my head), which was a huge mess because I halved the recipe but accidentally didn't halve the salt. Never tried making it again, it was that traumatic! But I do need to give tofu recipes more of a fair chance. And with good recipes, like this one, I'm more likely to try more tofu recipes. I found this recipe on Bargain Bites and was intrigued  with the Asian flavors, grilling tofu, and marinating dried apricots in wine. This recipe is very simple and easy to prepare, with a short marinating time. The marina...

Michael Symon's Italian Pork Kabobs Welcome to Day 2 of Kabob Week! So, in all seriousness, my favorite thing about Chef Michael Symon is that he giggles. :-) I was first introduced to him when he was a guest on Paula Deen's cooking show, and she had him giggling like a little girl nearly throughout the entire episode. Since then, he has become one of my favorite TV personalities (and one of my honorary chef boyfriends!).  I also hate the fact(s) that his show "The Chew" is on daytime TV and that I'm too lazy watch episodes online and that I'm too cheap too buy a DV-R or Tivo. (Which is probably a good thing now that I've started graduate school.) But you better believe that if I'm home during the day, I will be watching "The Chew." The last time I caught "The Chew," Michael Symon was making Italian pork kabobs that looked so easy and full of flavor; I immediately went online and saved the recipe. Th...

Filipino BBQ Pork Kabobs Happy Labor Day and welcome to Day 1 of Kabob Week! This week, I'll be sharing 5 different kabob recipes with you as we start wrapping up the summer and grilling season. For Day 1 of Kabob Week, we are having Filipino BBQ Pork Kabobs. I was first introduced to these a couple years ago when I went to LA with my brother Eddy and his girlfriend Tiff. Eddy was in his best friend's wedding, so while he was doing all of his pre and post wedding duties, Tiff and I gallivanted all over LA. After an afternoon at Venice Beach and stuffing ourselves with fried food, we went up to my brother's friend's sister's house (whose husband is a spitting image of Patrick Dempsey!) who was having a BBQ. Tiff and I were far from hungry, but they were making some kabobs that we had to try. And we continued to eat. And eat. And eat. They were one of the best things I've ever eaten! It was sweet and savory, a little salty and a little fatty, and with...

Traditional Apple Pie My brother has an apple tree in front of his place that already has ripe apples, and for me apples mean that fall is near! Fall is my favorite season because of the cooler weather, colorful leaves, and the many activities going on around New Mexico. Summer being my least favorite season because of the heat and lack of summer break ever since I became an adult and started working full-time. So it was a delightful shock when he brought over a bag of apples to Sunday dinner and "humbly" asked for me to make him an apple pie (or two). This year, however, is also sad because New Mexicans are very attached to the Dixon's Apple Orchard who have some of the best apples on earth (and their apple cider is amazing!). Last year, Dixon's Apples were affected by the Los Conchas fire and subsequent flooding, which damaged much of the orchard. Many of us grew up eating the apples and traveling up to Dixon on opening weekend to buy apples. My favorite is...

15-Minute Marinated Chicken August has been a whirlwind month for me. I can't believe the month is almost over. This is only my third post this month. And only my second recipe post this month. Here's what I have going for me this August: I turned 30! On the same day as my birthday, I started jury duty. Tomorrow I start graduate school for my Masters of Public Administration. (Scared about that! I haven't been in school for seven years.) And, I'm going to be in Albuquerque the Magazine 's September issue featuring one of my recipes! I'm also trying to plan a BBQ to celebrate that as well. And I'm still working full-time. Not to mention the hours upon hours I've spent on the phone with Comcast to try to resolve an error they made which I've been trying to get them to fix for two months (I should really send them a bill for my time). August isn't even over, and I already need a vacation. And it's no wonder why I spend some of my Saturdays ...

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Hazelnut and Toffee There are only a few cookie recipes that I consider my favorite, and these are one of them. My top three cookies that I make are biscochitos , chocolate crinkle cookies (blog/recipe will come at some point), and these. Everyone has a favorite chocolate chip cookie and, while these aren't a traditional chocolate chip cookie, this is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe! Everything in this cookie works. The hazelnut and the toffee complement the chocolate well. (They seriously need to make Nutella with toffee bits.) This cookie isn't a chewy cookie, but it's not really a crunchy/crispy cookie either which I love. I originally got this recipe from Giada de Laurentiis from her cookbook Giada's Family Dinners , which is one of my favorite cookbooks. I made some slight changes to the recipe-- instead of making an oat flour, I kept the oats whole and increased the amount to a cup (this gives the cookies a great text...