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Baked “No-tato” (Eddo/Taro) Chips

November 4, 2015September 7, 2016by Brent Schrader1 Comment

Potato chips are one of our favorite indulgence foods; salty, fatty, and crunchy, they satisfy a lot of cravings. Growing up with refined-oil chips in the house, it has been a transition away from keeping them around. This isn’t our first attempt at a potato chip, but it’s the first one that deserved publication.

One of the key tools in making these potato “no-tato” chips, is a Chef’s Choice 615 Premium Electric Food Slicer. Being able to thinly slice the starchy, root vegetable of your choice with consistency is what will make or break the experience. Eddo, which we found at the local international market, is a cousin of Taro. You could substitute these for other root vegetables, but the cooking time may vary slightly. Regardless of your root, this potato chip recipe is a winner that you won’t soon forget.

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Easy Chipotle Pumpkin Soup

October 28, 2015November 3, 2015by Heather Schrader2 Comments

Fall in the mid-Atlantic region is funny. We have a couple of perfectly crisp days in September, but summer temperatures often linger into October. Then, suddenly, the temperatures drop and it’s cold. Sure, 55 °F may not be cold to our family in Wisconsin or friends in Boston. But when it’s 80° one day and 55° the next, 55 is cold!

Once the weather snaps like that, I’m ready for steaming tea, cozy sweaters, and hearty soups. Isn’t everyone? This week’s recipe was inspired by that desire and by one of the seasonal soups now being served at Cosi.

I call it easy because I kept it super simple. You don’t need to buy pumpkins for roasting and you don’t need to scour the grocery store shelves for chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. We actually had everything in our pantry or fridge already! I hope you find it as simple to make and enjoyable to eat as we did.

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Chicken Khao Soi (ข้าวซอย)

October 21, 2015September 7, 2016by Brent Schrader7 Comments

Khao Soi is a delicious chicken soup, with history in Laos and northern Thailand. As you may have noticed recently, we’ve been in love with Thai food as an indulgent take-out choice over the past few months. Khao Soi translates to “cut rice” in Thai, but we decided to leave noodles out of this dish. We tried making this a few different ways, and noticed that the noodles increased “splash” factor (which increased 1000x every time I had on a white dress shirt), but didn’t add to the flavor. Our favorite method to add “noodles” was to use zoodles (like in our chicken zoodle soup)—right at the last few minutes of cooking so they would not be too soggy.

We think you’ll love this recipe as a change of pace for your soup routine. As the weather is cooling rapidly here, this spicy soup is fantastic for staying healthy (thanks, turmeric) and satisfied. We’ve mixed some of the traditional toppings from the Laotian and Thai versions, because pork rinds.

Let us know how you like this Khao Soi in the comments, and keep on cooking.

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Pad Kra Prow Beef

October 14, 2015October 13, 2015by Heather SchraderLeave a comment

This recipe is one of our favorites at the local Thai restaurant. Initially, I was hesitant to even try it because it smelled incredibly spicy. Brent continued to encouraged me, and I finally tasted it one day he chose to order it without the “extra spicy please” request. I was surprised by how much I liked it.

Our version came out a little less saucy than our Thai place, but the flavor is just as rich and delicious. Plus, it comes together rather quickly—in 15 minutes or less. We hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.

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Roasted Balsamic Mushrooms

October 7, 2015October 6, 2015by Brent SchraderLeave a comment

Mushrooms are among the foods that I was convinced were terrible until around the time I went to college; through experiences outside of the house I found that mushrooms were actually delicious, despite my stubborn reaction when younger. Roasted mushrooms were always a favorite (I learned I had the same feeling about brussels sprouts).

This recipe is inspired by walking past the to-go foods at Whole Foods. Roasted balsamic mushrooms seemed like an easy preparation of vegetables, and we were pleasantly surprised. This is a quick and enjoyable recipe—feel free to double or triple the ingredients for weekly meal planning.

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