Olivia's Ingredient Challenge by Madeline Armstrong

Hella basic chocolate 'nice cream'

marmstrong18 — 2017-08-28 22:07:53 UTC

- 2 frozen bananas
- 1/2 cup of tahini
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup of cocoa powder
Blend them all vigorously! THAT'S IT yo.
xo your fav Vegan

Crunchy Salty Lemony Salad

2017-08-28 23:46:44 UTC

Very thinly sliced beets, cucumbers, and radish arranged in slices on a platter. Scatter cheese on top. Finely grate some lemon zest over salad, then squeeze on some lemon juice. Drizzle with oil; season with salt and pepper.

You can sub in any raw veg, oil, or cheese you like. And if you’re feeling fancy, add some crunch (nuts, seeds, or fried onions).

O, you probably know this already, but Bon Appetite has a whole website dedicated entirely to this style of cooking called Basically <http://www.bonappetit.com/basically>

My personal fav though, is the 3 ingredient masterpiece...

The Manhattan:
2 oz Burbon (Bulliet)
1 oz Vermouth (Cocchi)
2 splashes Angostura
Stir, pour, sip!

Love,
DK

Pasta Puttanesca

2017-08-30 03:48:20 UTC

OK now you'll get another strange insight into my family. This is a Gibbs family fav. Putanesca is Whore's Pasta. Yep. Whore's. That's because the "Ladies of the night" - in Italy of course - supposedly let this puppy just sit on the stove while they saw "customers". And well, that makes it easy enough for even me to get it right!

OK - that lovely background story behind us... here's the recipe.

Take some oil in a pan, saute a bunch of crushed garlic. Squeeze in a tube of anchovy paste. Saute more. Then toss in a large can (28 oz) of crushed tomatoes, a small can of chopped black olives, half a jar of capers. Simmer it while you drink a couple of bottles of wine. Eventually cook some pasta. Then serve this sauce with lots and lots of parmesan. Maybe some chili pepper flakes and black pepper.

YUM!

PS fantastic when car camping.

Simple Beverage Recipe

gschwarten — 2017-08-30 23:22:25 UTC

Tequila
Lime
Smiles

Optional: sunsets.

Korean BBQ MEATS

2017-08-31 15:59:57 UTC

My mom wouldn't be happy that I shared the simplicity of this, but her recipe for Korean BBQ is super-fast. Great break from BBQ boredom.

Ingredients:
- 1-2 lbs. meat (Korean-style sliced beef, beef ribs, or boneless chicken)
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup sugar
- chopped green onions
- Sesame oil, ~2 tablespoons
- Black pepper (few dashes)

Throughly mix all in a bowl.
Marinate (at least 2 hours).
Throw on the grill or roast in the oven.
Cooks super-quick.
Tastes delicious.

Cold Sesame Noodles With Summer Vegetables

2017-08-31 16:42:27 UTC

Yummy cold noodles on a hot summer day, it's simple and delish and great for a picnic in the sun.

Ingredients

4—6 SERVINGS

1/3 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon Sriracha (hot chili sauce)
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
8 cups matchstick-size pieces mixed summer vegetables (such as carrots, radishes, cucumbers, and bell peppers; about 1 1/4 pounds)
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
8 ounces buckwheat soba (Japanese-style noodles) or vermicelli noodles
1 cup (loosely packed) cilantro leaves with tender stems
3 scallions, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon black or white sesame seeds

Preparation

Whisk first four ingredients in a large bowl. Add vegetables; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente; drain. Run noodles under cold water to cool them; drain well and add to bowl with vegetables. Add cilantro and scallions; season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle sesame seeds over and serve.

Besos!
Katie

Simple happiness recipe

divyabala16 — 2017-08-31 23:48:09 UTC

Finish work.
Go to tartine manufactory.

Call Divya!

Fried Rice

2017-09-05 00:14:07 UTC

Unhealthy version:
Rice in pan
Break an egg and mix it in
Add spam
Add soy sauce + sesame oil

Healthy version:
Add chopped veggies of any sort to unhealthy version
And probably cut out the spam

Best eaten when:
You're desperate and want to eat within 10 minutes (me most of the time)

Buta Dofu

2017-09-05 04:40:36 UTC

1 lb. pork
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp. grated ginger
3 T soy sauce
1/4 C sugar
1 C veggies (green beans, broccoli, zucchini)
1 block firm tofu, cut into 1" squares
3-4 stalks green onion, chopped

Brown meat and onions
Mix soy, sugar and ginger then pour over meat & onions
Add veggies then cover & simmer 5 minutes (or longer depending on type/freshness of your veggies)
Add tofu & let steam for a minute or two
Serve over steamed rice, sprinkle green onions on top

O - This is my Japanese pantry dinner as most times I have ginger and tofu in the fridge (and chicken in the freezer....which I guess makes it Toriniku Dofu....)

Dawn

Dump it Caramel Sauce

2017-09-05 04:45:30 UTC

1 packed cup brown sugar
1/2 C half-and-half
4 tablespoons butter
Pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-low to medium heat. Cook while whisking gently for 5 to 7 minutes, until thicker. Turn off heat. Serve warm or refrigerate until cold.

If sauce is thin, just continue cooking for a few more minutes.

Dawn (who loves that you do not have to make a caramel then deal with exploding cream)

Tomato Confit

2017-09-05 04:47:30 UTC

cherry tomatoes
peeled garlic
olive oil
kosher salt
thyme sprigs

Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Toss cherry tomatoes and garlic in olive oil (they should be swimming in the oil.) Scatter thyme over. Bake at 350 until tomatoes split.

This is a very forgiving recipe. The idea is to get the tomato juice, garlic and thyme to infuse the olive oil so the proportions are up to you.

Toss over pasta, serve with your crusty bread from Tartine, pour over a juicy steak or perfectly roasted piece of fish....and the list goes on.

Dawn

foil-wrapped broiled salmon with butter

2017-09-05 15:55:00 UTC

4 (3/4-inch) thick salmon filets, skin on (about 3 ounces each)
1 teaspoon sea salt
4 teaspoons sake
4 teaspoons butter
4 scallions or 8-12 chives

Set the oven rack on the third slot from the top. Preheat the broiler.

Season the salmon filets with sake and salt, then dab a teaspoon of butter on top of each filet before curling a scallion on top of the fish. Wrap in foil.

Broil for 10 minutes on a rack set over a pan to catch the drips.

Serve as is or remove from the foil packages.

Erin

THE OLIVIA SPECIAL SAUCE

2017-09-05 16:34:11 UTC

2 1/2 cup sweat from Early AM Workout + skateboard to IDEO
1 Powersuit jumper (gold necklace optional)
5 dashs of belly laughter before noon
13 brilliant ideas scribbled on post-it notes (+/- 2 that got lost in the transition)
5.5 nibbles from Tartine Manufactory
1 spontaneous jump in the Bay
9 innings w/ the pickle-me-elmos

Mix it all together and top with a sky full of stars in in the open air and you'll have some of the most magical, inspiring sauces...guaranteed!

Em

Peter Havens really easy Bread

2017-09-05 16:52:09 UTC

2 cups bread flour
1 packet yeast
1 tsp salt
1 cup water

Mix flour, yeast, salt. Add water. Knead 5 minutes. Form a loaf, let it rise. Bake.

Optional additions:

2c Cranberries
2c Nuts
1c Flaxseeds
1c Oatbran
1c wheatbran
1tsp cinnamon