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Sunday Stuff 8.03.2014

Happy August guys! I feel like I say this every month, but I just can’t believe how fast July has flown by. I’m looking forward to those long, lazy days of the end of summer and dare I say…

pulled pork fried rice recipe - www.iamafoodblog.com

When I have a bunch of leftover meat I tend to make fried rice. I’ve made it with leftover fried chicken, porchetta and yes, even pulled pork. Pulled pork fried rice is definitely a bestovers kind of thing. You can…

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Mini Grilled Cheese Cakes Recipe

If you read this blog regularly, you’ll know that I have a slight obsession with grilled cheese sandwiches. I even threw myself a grilled cheese themed birthday party. It was pretty awesome, if I do say so myself. I…

vietnamese spring rolls - www.iamafoodblog.com

Sunday Stuff 7.27.2014

It’s Sunday – time for coffee, long, lingering brunches and catching up on the…

Banh Mi Fries Recipe

Em and Gina are hosting a potluck! There are a bunch of lovely people joining in and tons of delicious food being made. Check it out here and here! Are you guys a fan of potlucks? I love having…

Raspberry Mint Julep Recipe

Do you guys like to keep your various groups of friends separate or do you let them mingle? Generally, I like to lump all of my friends together at dinners and parties – I figure all my friends like me,…

crispy baked honey garlic soy chicken wings - www.iamafoodblog.com

Crispy Honey Garlic Soy Baked Chicken Wing Recipe

The other day I woke up from a recurring nightmare that I have that’s somewhat based on reality. In my dream, it’s minutes before a big party with all of my friends and family. Chicken wings are on the menu…

easy gourmet - stephanie le www.iamafoodblog.com

Sunday Stuff

Do you think the week starts or ends on Sunday? I’ve always considered Sunday the beginning of the week, but a lot of people (including Mike) argue that it’s the end of the week. I guess there’s something to…

Friday Finds: 1.11.19

Happy Friday! Mike and I are going snowboarding today and I'm excited! We went on Monday and I discovered that I only like green runs but maybe today I'll try …

Lollapalooza 2017

I recently found out that Steph used to be a major club girl before we dated. This came as a bit of a shock to me because I had a …

Vegan Baked Chocolate Cake Doughnuts

I am deep into baking things without eggs. First, I was all about dividing eggs up for small batching, but now I'm all about small batch recipes that don't even …

Turkey Banh Mi Burger

Sometimes people are weird about fusion food. I think it stems from a time when fusion meant foods that went together that just didn't make sense. Now, I feel like …

pistacho cherry puff tart recipe - www.iamafoodblog.com

Easy Pistachio Cherry Tart Recipe

I absolutely LOVE cherries. Artificial cherry flavour has a bad reputation, but it’s my absolute favourite fake flavour (lollipops, jello, popsicles). I love fresh cherries even more than fake ones and nothing says summer to me more than…

Caramelized Banana French Toast Recipe

I once knew someone who was allergic to bananas. Okay, I say “knew” very loosely – I knew someone who knew of them. A friend of mine worked in a building where Banana-Allergic girl worked. It was kind of…

spicy sriracha tofu recipe - www.iamafoodblog.com

Crispy Sriracha Honey Lime Tofu Recipe

Tofu: do you love it or hate it? I’m definitely a lover. Sometimes, when I’m prepping up a block, I’ll sneak a bite or two, of cold, unadorned tofu. I’m probably one of the few people in the world…

Bacon and Egg Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich Recipe

I have a thing for breakfast sandwiches and grilled cheese. With a current abundance of potato rolls some of them inevitably ended up as grilled cheese breakfast sandwiches. But, as you can see from the pictures, I didn’t put…