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James CrowlyShoutoutSingerSingle Person FestivalSix Items or LessSkilletSleeping HabitsSlicingSnackSnowSoccerSocialistSouth AfricaSoySoy SauceSpaceSpaghetti SquashSpanishSpendingSports FanSt. Sophia's CatheddralStewStreamingStudent ActivismStudentsStyleSuggestionsSummer ReadingSupremarketsSurfing the WebSustainabilitySweet CornSweet Flo TruckSweet GreenSweet PotatoSwissTechnique TuesdaysThe GourmetThesisThis Is Why You're FatTomatoesTop 10Top 5Top ChefTorrijasTortilla SoupTraditionTrepidationTumblrTwitterUdonUighursUnited StatesVanilla ExtractVeganVodkaVuvuzelaVuvuzelasWalnutWalnutsWaterWeatherWhole Foods MarketWhole Wheat FlourWinterWontonWorld CupWorld Financial CrisisYagouYankeesYogurtYoutubeZen HabitsiPhonepost-racial America光棍儿节http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Cortne)Blogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-6158676453393591714Sun, 27 Sep 2015 01:50:00 +00002015-09-26T21:50:53.082-04:00If it's not already apparent, I've ended this platform for budding, frugal home cooks. Please head over to cortnededmonds.com to check out musings on personal development and leadership. These two areas have been my focus for the last several years. Thanks for the support! Cortnehttp://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2015/09/if-its-not-already-apparent-ive-ended.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-8743866176492659678Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:36:00 +00002011-07-25T09:36:32.257-04:00100 Things ChallengeBooksMinimalismSummer ReadingI hope you all read my post introducing the concept of minimalism. I took the challenge to heart and for the following week I recycled the same 6 articles of clothing AND made a list of my 100 most essential possessions. I admit that I cheated a bit by making my pots and pans a single category of item on the list. But I’m happy to have gone through the exercise, because now I’m more aware of the http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2011/07/summer-reading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-4412159365073255750Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:10:00 +00002011-06-04T15:07:45.515-04:00100 Things ChallengeGeorgetownGeorgetown PatchMinimalismPatchSix Items or LessZen HabitsAfter going through 3 moves over the past 18 months, I've realized I've acquired a massive amount of things, many of which I do not see on a regular basis. I think that most people, particularly recent graduates, are in the same situation that I am. Now I'm planning on sorting out things I need, things I don't, things that have no reason for assigning any value, and really tackling the mound of http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2011/06/introducing-minimalism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-3616256647564867685Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:49:00 +00002011-06-01T20:49:16.419-04:00BloggingGeorgetownLocal VoicesPatchI've had this blog for several years at this point. I used it to cover the radio show I and a college roommate had together my Sophomore year. It followed me to China, as I shared my perspective on being abroad in a country where access to my blog required circumventing the great firewall of China. I used it to follow my attempts at budgeting eating in and eating out over the summer after Junior http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2011/06/is-there-difference-between-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-7891435944240825674Sat, 14 May 2011 15:19:00 +00002011-05-14T11:19:35.147-04:00BlogGraduationIn approximately one week and 50 minutes, 'll be walking across the stage to accept my diploma from Georgetown University. I wanted to take this semester in particular to celebrate my time here and prepare myself for the future. And so my blogging deliberately lapsed. I saw this blog as a way to escape from the daily grind that will characterize my post-graduation life, and that is a conception http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2011/05/renovation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-2025873955811189589Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:17:00 +00002011-01-07T16:17:40.789-05:00InspirationPastaPoached EggProsciuttoRed OnionIn light of my having to cut more gluten out of my diet, I followed up my breakfast of gluten free oats with fully gluten-ized penne pasta (didn't have any brown rice pasta, which would make this gluten free)! My initial inspiration was carbonara pasta, which I deconstructed a bit. I had red leaf lettuce that I wanted to use up so I cut that in a chiffonade and used in place of the peas that http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2011/01/pasta-inspiration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-3311347726675050067Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:18:00 +00002011-01-05T15:18:32.612-05:00BreakfastCleanDairy-FreeGluten-FreeSmoothieVeganI've been on quite a smoothie kick lately. With the added green powder, I know that I'm getting my daily vegetable servings in one glass, and the brown rice protein powder also enhances the nutritional aspect and is being dairy and gluten free, two things that I have to be more mindful of in my diet, apparently. The ingredients are few, the flavors solid and they are very filling (a tablespoon orhttp://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2011/01/breakfast-smoothies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-8745093788727002274Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:17:00 +00002011-01-03T18:17:15.600-05:00BasicCookingOverviewSkillsThe KitchnI was reading one of my favorite cooking blogs, The Kitchn, when I came across a post about basic cooking skills that all beginners should know. I wanted to share this with you all and spend the next couple of days going through each technique so that you can slowly begin to add to your kitchen repertoire. image via eoiguada.info Bourdain’s basic argument, which has also http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2011/01/basic-cooking-skills.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-7783044090692961187Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:08:00 +00002011-01-03T18:08:56.418-05:002011BloggingBudgetCollegeMake Ahead MealsNew YearRecipeI hate New Years Resolutions. I usually don't even think to make any until after the New Year and by then it seems as though there is no point. Same thing happened this year, and so I have no substantive or well-throughout plans to better myself throughout 2011. I, surprisingly, have enjoyed my time at home. I've relaxed, slept late, tried to overhaul some of the horrible eating that occurs at http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-year-more-posts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-4114170614587212259Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:59:00 +00002010-11-28T12:59:40.365-05:00Cannellinni BeansChickpeasGarbanzo BeansMediterraneanShrimpStewOne of the best things I did was buy 1/2 pound bags of different types of beans when I was at the bulk section at Whole Foods sometime toward the end of the summer. I spent a day soaking and cooking all of the beans, and then freezing them on a pan, so I could store them in the freezer to be thrown into a soup or stew at any time. A can of beans can be used in place of the frozen ones that I keephttp://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/11/15-minute-shrimp-and-bean-stew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-8985475403906031982Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:36:00 +00002010-11-22T07:36:07.109-05:00BeginnerCollegeCookingMike checking on one of his culinary creations (cheesy bread, I'm sure) Over the summer, I did all of the cooking. But Mike is taking some of his first forays into the kitchen, in a capacity beyond my hyper-observant and not-so-helpful sous chef.http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/11/turning-mike-into-cook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-7919620197703125711Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:17:00 +00002010-11-18T23:17:25.196-05:00EggKitchen HacksMicrowavePoachThe KitchnI love topping a salad with a poached egg, flirting with normal conceptions of breakfast and lunch in the morning. As per the suggestions of this post, I need to experiment more with lentils, and the poached egg on top with be a nice and familiar touch. I've always cooked my eggs on the stove top, using salt and the vortex method, however they always inevitably get stuck to the bottom of the pan http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-poach-egg-in-microwave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-3175495814443018253Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:00:00 +00002010-11-18T05:00:05.387-05:00Au GratinCookingGratinGruyèrePyrexRecipeSpaghetti Squash I had a spaghetti squash sitting on one of the shelves in my dining room for about a month (embarrassingly enough). Eventually I figured it was time to cook it, praying that it hadn't gone bad. Luckily, after an hour of baking, it shredded into perfect strands, which I promptly threw into a Pyrex bowl. I spent the next few days trying to think of a couple methods of preparation. I http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/11/spaghetti-squash-au-gratin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-8927423739599965570Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:00:00 +00002010-11-17T05:00:00.633-05:00Bean CurdBroccoliCarrotCookingJapaneseLeekRecipeSoupTofuUdonSoup is one of my favorite dishes to eat, particularly in the winter when you want a hearty meal done quickly, so you can go back to your couch and comforter as soon as possible. I had lots of bean curd sticks (basically, they are the dried skins off the top of soy milk) and wanted to find a way to apply them in a soup. I chose a Japanese Udon soup, as I felt Asian flavors would be the best http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/11/quick-and-easy-udon-noodle-soup-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-257465061850155005Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:00:00 +00002010-11-16T18:00:04.491-05:00CookingMuffinOatmealRecipeSconeSugarVanilla ExtractWhole Wheat Flour  I found this recipe for Oatmeal Yogurt Scones on a blog that I have enjoyed reading before. The recipe just happened to be featured on Fitsugar. The recipe is actually modified from one for quick bread, and the result is something much moister, and less flaky than a traditional scone. what this means for my adaptation is that it lies somewhere in between scone and muffin. Jarrett and http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/11/vanilla-sugar-glazed-oatmeal-yogurt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-2772314942076327466Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:50:00 +00002010-11-16T12:50:16.158-05:00ChemexCoffeeFilterFrench PressMy father is a coffee connoisseur. With that burden, he taught me the proper way to prepare and enjoy my coffee, that being with a coffee press. Before I left for college, he bought me an 8-cup bodum french press. And since then, my coffee press was never far from me. While I was in China, I missed fresh French press coffee so much that my parents attempted to ship to me. When the box http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/11/future-of-coffee-chemex-coffee-filter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-7995355019230675623Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:00:00 +00002010-11-16T12:00:07.414-05:00CreamOliveOlive OilPlatingPureeI've been experimenting a lot with flavors that I was previously averse to, as well as vegetable purees. And so I came up with this recipe for an olive cream, a great base for plating, something of which can have an affect on how much one enjoys ones food. It's salty and creamy and a nice compliment to a steamed, poached or roasted fish or chicken. Enjoy. Olive Cream Yields 12-2 Tbsp Servings http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/11/olive-cream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-4411084403510506082Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:33:00 +00002010-11-08T10:33:56.627-05:00FrenchLow GlycemicOnion ClafoutisOnionsRecipeClafoutis, similar to a flaugnarde, is a French dessert, in which pieces of fruit are covered with a rich, flan-like batter and baked. Traditionally it is made with cherries (pits included, for added flavor) and it is a sweet, custardy dish. But flirting with sweet and savory is a fun way of developing new dishes and expanding one's palate. And so the cherries and sugar were replaced http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/11/clafoutis-donigons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-5121148986466402895Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:09:00 +00002010-10-29T12:09:59.616-04:00Balsamic VinegarBroccoliChickenDinnerPartyPicturesSaladSoy SauceWalnutsRecently, my friend Jarrett and I had a little dinner party. We made a nice salad with gorgonzola, walnuts, craisins and a raspberry vinaigrette, chicken glazed with balsamic vinegar and soy sauce, broccoli roasted with crushed walnuts, and some pork dumplings on the side (which of these doesn't belong?). I'm posting the pictures of our dinner, along with a shout out to my friend Jarrett! http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/10/dinner-party-for-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-7352717313639766481Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:52:00 +00002010-10-24T09:52:26.029-04:00BudgetEggplant ParmesanFallQuickRecipeAs the temperature begins to dip, the days get a little shorter, and the nights a little darker, there is nothing more I want to do than retreat to a warm meal that will comfort my stomach like a cashmere sweater for my deepest gastronomic sensibilities. These meals tend to be fattening, expensive and time-consuming, but I knew there had to be a better way. And so I developed this cheaper, http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/10/quick-and-comforting-meals-eggplant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-1148430676653678200Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:11:00 +00002010-10-20T13:11:17.341-04:00Make Ahead MealsRecipeShrimpTomatoesTortilla Soup I developed this soup by accident. I had been craving shrimp fajitas, but I wanted to precede that meal with something warm, fragrant and full of flavor and in the genre. Basic Tortilla Soup Serves 6 Ingredients:1 T olive oil1/2 red onion, diced 2 cloves garlic2 C stock (1/2 vegetable, 1/2 chicken; or any kind of combination) 2 C water 1-15 oz can diced tomatoes 1 cup beans (pinto, http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/10/no-nonsense-meals-tortilla-soup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-5885022189366081535Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:23:00 +00002010-10-18T13:23:44.584-04:00ChinaCuisineFoodLu WenfuMeishijiaPost-SocialistSocialistThe GourmetThesisIt's funny how often we come across a coincidence. It seems like coincidences happen so often, they are better left just being called fate. So perhaps it's fate that a month after my last post I would be inspired to blog again. Maybe fate has kept me busy, stressed and searching since I've been back in school. Whatever it is, fate, coincidence, or something other, I feel like I have something to http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/10/revolution-of-gourmets-how-communists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-2916975602238185995Sun, 19 Sep 2010 00:48:00 +00002010-09-18T20:48:59.844-04:00BatterCrepesRecipe I have reformed my ways. Growing up, I hated eating breakfast. There was no way for me to work up significant enough of an appetite to justify eating in the morning. But since I left home for college, the threat of the "Freshman Fifteen", a condition that afflicts those recently matriculated students with poor eating habits, has encouraged me to get better about nutrition and diet, and it http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/09/crepes-its-whats-for-breakfast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-8850387659030692648Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:55:00 +00002010-09-15T23:55:30.551-04:00DCDolcezzaDupont CircleGelatoGeorgetownIce CreamReview No recipe this time, though my previosly-posted recipe for chocolate ice cream could be a nice substitute for those not within close distance to a gelateria. I have also provided pictures that you are free to drool over, (watch out for your keyboards). The menu at Dolcezza always warrants a shameless, yet understandable request for several samples of flavors as varied as Avocado Lime, Lemon http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/09/thai-coconut-and-valhrona-chocolate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519850861884123527.post-2324378503134342644Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:25:00 +00002010-09-13T23:25:51.645-04:00CookingGolden RaspberriesOatmealPeachPorridgeRecipeRed Quinoa I love the bulk bins at Whole Foods. The prices are the most competitive I've seen and I can stock up my pantry well enough to go in any direction I wish on a whim. This is great for two reasons: I am in college (read: poor), and I don't have to fall into the rut of variations on a theme of pasta dishes that would make Chef Boyardi beg for mercy. I've had quinoa before, but this time I decided http://pickyeatersbeware.blogspot.com/2010/09/red-quinoa-oatmeal-porridge-with-peach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cortne)0