pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Mar 16, 2010, 8:42 pm
this last week has been a roller coaster ride.... last weekend, we got some amazing news that a project we had been working on getting (for our company Loud Click) decided to go with us. i cannot tel...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Mar 4, 2010, 12:29 am
the last couple weeks have been so busy i can't believe it has been almost a week and a half since i last posted. is there someone out there that can get me at least 8 more hours in a day? anyone?...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Feb 22, 2010, 1:16 am
in the cold minnesota winter months i love making a big batch of soup or heaping bowls of pasta. i crave slow cooked comfort foods. it is one of the only ways to warm up from the inside out. over the...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Feb 19, 2010, 3:00 am
i found the most beautiful blueberries at the market the other day. i knew what i wanted to shoot them for my project 365 at picky photo but i figured i should probably figure out something to make as...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Feb 11, 2010, 11:45 pm
i love valentine's day. it is the only holiday i really look forward to. i think it is important to tell the ones you love you love them every day but to have a day dedicated to just that is amazi...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Feb 11, 2010, 11:40 pm
two years? seriously? i am stunned. these last two years have gone by so quickly. i was really amazed when i figured out it was two years ago that i wrote my first entry. it is cliche but time really ...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Feb 11, 2010, 11:39 pm
this week is like christmas for me. 1. picky cook is 2. i wrote my first blog post on february 12, 2008. 2. the olympics start friday. i am a certifiable olympics junkie. 3. sunday is valentine'...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Feb 5, 2010, 3:09 am
it is a blustery winter day in minnesota. the snow is falling & the superbowl is this weekend. this can only mean one thing - i need chili! i have made this recipe for years. over time, i have tweake...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Jan 28, 2010, 12:08 am
i baked with fresh cranberries for the first time last year when i made meyer lemon and fresh cranberry scones. i was really surprised how much i enjoyed the favor. i always thought i didn't ...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Jan 25, 2010, 12:14 am
it has been a busy 2010 so far. work always keeps me really busy but i also added a couple projects to my to do list and finally got one of them crossed off my list last weekend. i have been taking p...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Jan 18, 2010, 4:17 am
i have complained before that no one seems to want a birthday cake for their birthday. when my birthday rolls around i finally have an excuse to make a layer cake. i wanted a cake with berries and no ...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Jan 15, 2010, 2:57 am
some nights i really don't feel like cooking. fast food is basically out of the question because good luck finding any good vegetarian options out there. i often turn to pasta on nights i am too t...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Jan 10, 2010, 11:11 pm
october marks the beginning of what i like to call birthday season around here. between october and the end of december there are 7 birthdays in our circle of family and friends. every time i turn aro...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Jan 7, 2010, 1:20 am
my kitchen at the new place is finally coming together. i cannot believe that it took me over a month to finally get everything in its place. i moved kitchen wares from one cupboard to another and the...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Jan 3, 2010, 10:59 pm
i am spoiled. not in the material way but i am truly spoiled because i have alex. i cannot believe we just surpassed our 9 year anniversary since our first date. i am really lucky - he is my best fri...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Dec 30, 2009, 2:36 am
my favorite recipes of 2009 here are 16 of my favorite recipes from 2009. i am pretty sure i could have easily chosen them all, but here are the top recipes in my book. in no particular order... c...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Dec 29, 2009, 5:09 am
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Dec 29, 2009, 4:39 am
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Dec 29, 2009, 4:17 am
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Dec 29, 2009, 12:57 am
vodka penne or penne alla vodka is one of my go-to dishes. it is probably the dish that i make most often. when i ask alex what he wants for dinner, nine times out of ten he asks for vodka penne. i do...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Dec 8, 2009, 1:46 am
as i was reading my RSS reader the other day and i was intrigued by the article The Great Canned Pumpkin Shortage of 2009: A Lame Marketing Strategy? from Eat Me Daily. when i first heard rumblings ...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Nov 24, 2009, 5:12 am
becoming a vegetarian means there will be changes in your life. you will have to rethink sunday dinners, holiday feasts and your everyday cooking. it can be really exciting because you will use ingre...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Nov 24, 2009, 4:58 am
28 recipes for a vegetarian thanksgiving being vegetarian or cooking for a vegetarian can be more challenging around the holidays. i sifted through all my recipes and pulled out a few that are sure t...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Nov 18, 2009, 12:28 am
i recently went with alex to Winona, Minnesota on a business trip. while he met with the client i worked out of a coffee shop. the Blue Heron Coffee House was really quaint and was attached to the mos...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Nov 10, 2009, 10:40 pm
as soon as i came across this recipe in bon appetit - i knew i needed to make it. it seemed strange to me to use cabbage with black beans and tacos but i was very pleasantly surprised. even though thi...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Nov 4, 2009, 1:10 am
this is my 100th recipe! i am not sure what made me count the recipes on picky cook the other day, but when i did and discovered that this would be my 100th recipe i was shocked. it really is true t...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Oct 19, 2009, 10:33 pm
this is another one of my go-to recipes when i am stuck with sub-par tomatoes. i had them by the bowl full this summer . it really came in handy this summer. the flavors in this recipe a...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Oct 15, 2009, 12:35 am
in college i was a waitress and bartender at The Loring Bar & Cafe in Minneapolis. it is where i met alex, so it will always hold a very special place in my heart. it was a really great place to wor...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Oct 15, 2009, 12:24 am
celebrating Gourmet magazine i am not sure there was anything i looked forward to more than getting Gourmet magazine every month. it was always inspiring - full of amazing photography and foo...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Oct 13, 2009, 1:13 am
... grocery store but it was sad. we spend so much time planting and caring for our plants - and then to have them not be everything we know they can be is just sad. however - i do h...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Oct 6, 2009, 11:10 pm
this is one of those recipes i have been meaning to share with you but i never got to photograph a piece of the pie. this pie usually gets devoured before i can grab the camera. alright - i lied. th...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Oct 1, 2009, 12:19 am
alex's mom, Judy, first made me this salad a couple years ago. it has been one of my favorite meals ever since. i was a bit unsure of the combination of pasta and lettuce - but let me assure you i...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Sep 29, 2009, 12:26 am
this recipe was one of my first "all by myself" dishes i made several years ago. i didn't use a recipe - i just combined a bit of cooking knowledge and ingredients i love. i have made many variati...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Sep 23, 2009, 12:47 am
the return of football season instantly triggers the desire to make soup. alex and i play in a fantasy football league we have run for the last five years. it is something we look forward to doing tog...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Sep 20, 2009, 10:50 pm
i get excited for birthdays. it gives me an excuse to bake a cake. the problem is when i ask people what kind of birthday cake they want - they squish their face and say "cake? i would rather have.......
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Sep 16, 2009, 12:53 am
one of my favorite childhood memories was when my mom would make breakfast for dinner. i know that may not sound like a big deal, but i loved the idea of breakfast for dinner. it was out of the ordina...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Sep 1, 2009, 2:42 am
this is the final installment of my brother's wedding showers/parties desserts. so far i have posted... buttermilk chocolate cupcakes with vanilla bean buttercream and honey r...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Aug 23, 2009, 10:12 pm
...and now for the second installment of my brother's wedding shower desserts. if you don't recall the first installment, here is the link to the buttermilk chocolate cupcakes with vanilla bea...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Aug 16, 2009, 10:35 pm
i love baking cookies. they are usually simple to make and they last a long time. i have bookmarked - printed - marked in cookbooks thousands of cookie recipes. this is one of those recipes i got in t...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Aug 13, 2009, 1:49 am
finally some goods from the garden i don't know what the tomato growing season has been like in other areas but here in minnesota it has been horrible. the beginning of summer was colder than no...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Jul 30, 2009, 12:44 am
i keep a list in one of my recipe files called "weekend baking". i put recipes on that list that i know will be "projects" - meaning they will take longer than the average recipe. i signed up ...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Jul 26, 2009, 10:43 pm
i can't believe i let this recipe sit in my "to post" folder for so long but that happens to me some times. life just gets in the way. i made these muffins for easter brunch this year. we usually...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Jul 22, 2009, 5:52 am
farmers market minnesota has some amazing farmers - check out my bounty... amazing sunflowers, snapdragons and zinnias new potatoes the cutest fingerling potatoes ever sweet baby carrots peter p...
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pickycook posted an article on PickyCook - Jul 21, 2009, 11:52 pm
some nights - i just don't have dinner "in me". i am exhausted from the day and the idea of conceiving of - planning - and making a meal is almost more than i can bear. i have been really trying n...
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