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Summer Squash Loaf Cake with Fennel and Almonds

September 6, 2013 by Erica

Summer Squash Loaf Cake with Fennel and Almonds // Coffee & Quinoa

So you guys: Moving. Let’s talk about it, because it’s kind of taking over my life lately. Also, you’re so supportive.

I promise we will get to this cake in a minute.

Summer Squash Loaf Cake with Fennel and Almonds // Coffee & Quinoa

But first, moving. Moving is terrible.

I am at peace with the process now that we are fully moved in, only 2 walls of our living room are stacked with boxes (instead of the entire apartment), my kitchen is 90% organized, and some new IKEA furniture has even been assembled. But during the move, things were pretty painful.

Our new apartment is only about a mile from the old one, i.e. pretty much the easiest move possible. We signed the lease completely on a whim, and moved almost immediately. (Somehow my old landlord had no problem with this! Although I learned later that she was looking for a new place and ended up moving in when I moved out. Thaaaat might have something to do with it.) Anyway, I am about the least impulsive person imaginable., and definitely experienced some buyer’s remorse after signing the new lease.

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Filed Under: Cakes, Quick Breads Tagged With: butter & eggs, cake, squash, summer, zucchini

Fresh Corn Polenta with Tomatoes and Basil

September 4, 2013 by Erica

Fresh Corn Polenta with Tomatoes and Basil // Coffee & Quinoa

This polenta is my answer to the question, “What do I do with all this corn?”

We’ve been getting a ton of corn in our farm box recently. And by a ton, I mean three or four ears a week. I know, I know, that’s not that much. My dad, who hails from the Midwest, could (and regularly does) eat that in one sitting… but for two city kids who mostly just put corn in our salads (can we still be city kids now that we live in Utah?), that is a whole lotta corn. But something fortuitous happened last week: in the few minutes that I was driving home from picking up our farm box, NPR was playing a piece about heirloom corn and making delicious polenta with it. Ding ding ding! We have a winner. What an awesome coincidence.

Fresh Corn Polenta with Tomatoes and Basil // Coffee & Quinoa

To be honest, I didn’t even know you could make polenta from fresh corn – every recipe I’ve ever seen has involved cornmeal. Shows you how much I know! Turns out, you can make the most delicious polenta EVER when you start with fresh corn. And from the recipes I’ve seen, starting from scratch doesn’t add to the cooking time of “regular” polenta.

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Filed Under: Main Dishes, Vegetarian Tagged With: basil, cheese, corn, summer, tomatoes

Kitchen Confessions

September 2, 2013 by Erica

Kitchen Confessions // Coffee & Quinoa

I go to the grocery store at least three times a week.

I’ve eaten ice cream for breakfast. Recently.

I use my linen closet for dish storage. (I think that’s the opposite of Carrie Bradshaw.)

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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: confessions

Chai Latte Ice Cream

August 30, 2013 by Erica

Chai Latte Ice Cream // Coffee & Quinoa

It’s time to say goodbye.

Goodbye to summer. Goodbye to my old apartment. (We moved yesterday.) And goodbye to Ice Cream Fridays.

Not to be dramatic or anything.

As August draws to a close, I’m marking the end of the season by putting away my ice cream maker. It’s been a good run! Eleven whole weeks of Friday ice cream creations now populate the archives of this blog. To recap, we’ve had:

Honey Thyme Ice Cream

Chunky Lola Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Red Beet and White Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Chocolate Terrine with Sea Salt and Thai Basil Ice Cream

Vegan Coconut Almond Fudge Crunch Ice Cream

Dairy-Free Caramelized Banana Ice Cream

Salted Chocolate Ice Cream

Chili-Infused Pomegranate Sorbet

Homemade Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt

Copycat Swiss Orange Sherbet

And as much as I’d like to keep going strong, I have to draw the line somewhere, and that somewhere is Labor Day. So of course, for our last Ice Cream Friday, I had to make the best ice cream yet, something I’ve been wanting to try for quite some time: Chai Latte Ice Cream.

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Filed Under: Ice Cream Tagged With: chai, dessert, ice cream

German Potato Salad (Kartoffelsalat)

August 28, 2013 by Erica

German Potato Salad (Kartoffelsalat)

The time has come to tell you about my job at Karl’s Sausage Kitchen.

Yes, during summers and holidays all throughout college, I worked at a store called Karl’s Sausage Kitchen. It wasn’t some raunchy late-night gig, as my guy friends liked to rib me about, but a little family-owned German sausage shop (Metzgerei). Karl’s son owned it during my time there and made all the sausages in the gleaming kitchen that took up the entire back of the building. In the kitschy storefront, a few older German ladies and I wrapped up those sausages, sliced up bacon and bologna, and rang them up for customers along with imported German goodies like Haribo and Ritter Sport.

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Filed Under: Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: german, potatoes, vegan, vegetarian

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