Monthly Archives: May 2011

Macaroni e Formaggio

By Monica | Published: May 31, 2011

It’s time for the ultimate macaroni challenge. I was in the mood for mac and cheese and had a box of vegan, gluten free mac and cheese that I bought from Whole Foods, but instead of just throwing that together, I decided to use up the rest of the shell pasta I had in my [...]

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El Camino is Reaaaal

By Monica | Published: May 31, 2011

The Northern Liberties neighborhood in Philly is poppin’ and recently I’ve been hanging out there more often because I’m beginning to realize how many great restaurants there are to try out. Once place I got to try (other than Dos Segundos) was El Camino Real right on 2nd Street. There are plenty of tables outside [...]

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How Italians Grill their Cheese

By Monica | Published: May 23, 2011

Memories of my childhood seem to come back as I stand in my kitchen. Times when all I did was stare at my mother as she cooked us dinner always asking her “what’s for dinner ma?,” “can I help ma?,” “what are you doing with that ma?.” Or should I say always annoying her with [...]

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Temple U’s Horse

By Monica | Published: May 20, 2011

The Draught Horse that is. Located on 13th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue on Temple University’s campus is this fabulous eatery and bar that students, faculty and staff spend time at either for happy hours, dinner meals, or late night bar fun. What I enjoy most at the Draught Horse is the food. Most people [...]

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Oh my- Brussels!

By Monica | Published: May 15, 2011

What an interesting vegetable. As a kid I always watched TV shows that made Brussels sprouts seem like the evil vegetable parents forced their kids to eat. But, as a college student I discovered that the vegetable is absolutely delicious! I would make them at home with my mom and usually we would steam them [...]

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Potato a la Pocket

By Monica | Published: May 2, 2011

Potatoes. The joy of my life. The gift from earth’s soil. The staple of a lot of diets- mine especially. A meal without potatoes is very difficult to imagine, but with my new potato recipe, this should never be an issue. I came up with my Creamy Potato Pocket/Wedge recipe after years of frying potatoes [...]

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