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Pasta al Forno con Radicchio e Funghi

April 8, 2013 by Fairpine Lane Foods

I haven’t cooked anything new in months, hence the complete lack of new recipes on this site. I’ve been cooking but either they have already been featured here or they were just everyday foods I was eating and not post-worthy, like Greek yogurt with bananas and honey and chopped salads. So two weeks ago I got the sudden urge to cook and to have people over my apartment. I hadn’t cooked for friends in ages and decided to invite Brenner, […]

Categories: Meatless Monday, Pasta

Lamb Bolognese

January 22, 2013 by Fairpine Lane Foods

When my really good girlfriends from San Francisco used to live in New York, I used to have them over for Sunday dinners. We started calling my place Julie’s Bistro and it became a tradition. Yvette, Yvonne and Nina (and Susan who still lives on the East Coast) would come over to my cozy studio apartment in the city and we’d have dinner together. Lamb Bolognese was what I tended to make the most often and not coincidentally, received the […]

Categories: Meat, Pasta

Corn and Crab Chowder

January 15, 2013 by Fairpine Lane Foods

I was sick all weekend. Home bound, I watched everything on my DVR and even resorted to some In-Demand episodes of some bad reality TV like Catfish, The Bachelor and the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Being home bound also limited my meal options and I had to resort to eating whatever I already had in my pantry and fridge. I actually managed to come up with something that was pretty good but I have to caveat that I made […]

Categories: Dinner for One, Seafood, Soups, Uncategorized

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Curried Chicken Salad

January 11, 2013 by Fairpine Lane Foods

My friend Rob and I both love chicken salad sandwiches. The problem is that it’s made with mayo and that’s laden with fat and calories. So I started making a healthier version of chicken salad and swapped low-fat Greek yogurt for the mayo. I did include a little mayo but use one that’s made with olive oil. Kraft makes a good one I like that has half of the fat and calories of regular mayo. Anyhow, a little curried powder […]

Categories: Salads

Cod en Papillote

December 10, 2012 by Fairpine Lane Foods

I saw one of my oldest friends Jo, over Thanksgiving and we’ve known each other since we were 13. We see each other about twice a year but we seem to pick up wherever we last left off as if no time has passed. Jo hasn’t changed since we first met and that’s a big compliment. She is simply awesome because she’s still one of the most generous, loyal friends I have ever had. So Jo took me to lunch […]

Categories: Dinner for One, Seafood

Black Fried Rice

December 3, 2012 by Fairpine Lane Foods

I love fried rice but it’s not the healthiest choice when ordering Chinese take out. There’s always a lot of oil and it ends up being a laden with fat. So I prefer to make fried rice at home and it’s quick and easy. I usually use short-grain brown rice because it’s a bit creamier and softer in texture. But I found a long-grain black rice and gave it a try. The black rice was imported from Thailand and is […]

Categories: Dinner for One, Meatless Monday, Side Dishes • Tags: #MeatlessMonday

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Turkey Ragu

November 19, 2012 by Fairpine Lane Foods

I cannot believe it’s already Thanksgiving week. This year has flown by so quickly and I am amazed at all of the things that happened so far in my life compared to the beginning of the year. For example, Fairpine Lane Foods was brand new in January and now there are over 30 recipes online! Speaking of recipes, now is the time where I see a ton of recipes for Thanksgiving. There are Food Network TV specials running daily to […]

Categories: Meat, Pasta

Minestrone

November 12, 2012 by Fairpine Lane Foods

It’s been a tough few weeks. I live in NYC and we had super storm Sandy rock my city and devastate neighboring boroughs, like Staten Island and Queens. In Manhattan, it was a tale of two cities. Below 39th street, the entire city lost power. Pitch black and deserted, I felt like I was living in that Will Smith movie, I Am Legend. Admittedly I was scared and a bit shell-shocked. Above 39th street the power remained in tact. Friends […]

Categories: Meatless Monday, Soups

Shiitake Soba with Zucchini

October 1, 2012 by Fairpine Lane Foods

One of my favorite restaurants in NYC is Basta Pasta, located just steps away from Union Square. It’s a Japanese Italian place that serves Japanese inspired pasta dishes. They mix traditional Italian ingredients, like prosciutto and Parmigiano-Reggiano, with shiitake mushrooms, eggplant, sea urchin (uni) and shiso. Basta Pasta combines ingredients that you wouldn’t normally think would go together, but they marry the flavors beautifully. So I came home from work one night last week, tired and hungry. I had just […]

Categories: Dinner for One, Meatless Monday, Pasta • Tags: #MeatlessMonday

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Honeyed Greek Yogurt with Apples and Granola

September 29, 2012 by Fairpine Lane Foods

I get obsessed with food. Meaning, there are times I find something I really like and I will eat it almost every single day. Lately it’s Greek yogurt with apple. It’s my favorite breakfast meal and it involves no cooking so it’s easy and perfect for when I’m in a rush in the mornings, which is most days. I’m not a fan of the taste of plain Greek yogurt, but I love eating it because it has so much protein […]

Categories: Brunch

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