• Health Blog

    homemade pasta noodles with eggplant, arugula, grape tomatoes, and shrimp

    I am officially in the business of trading my homemade bread for other goods and services. This weekend I shared two loaves (cheese and onion bread and Italian wheat bread) with my friend Francesca in...

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    crispy herb crusted halibut with curly celery and haricots verts from @chefanneburrell

    I was pretty quick with my attempt to recreate the herb-crusted fish I ate at Buzzs last week. This recipe for crispy herb crusted halibut with curly celery and haricots verts was beautiful and I ador...

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    Mediterranean orzo with tuna, parsley, lemon zest and olive oil

    We just finished working with a chef to create ten new tantalizing tuna recipes. Theyre all effortless and so delicious. Heres a sneak peak of one, which I made for lunch today in, just like the recip...

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    herb-crusted hebi

    One of the things I love about the Marine Corps is that its small and goodbyes are rarely permanent. Back when Lloyd was at the Naval Justice School in Newport, RI, we were a) fiancs, which blows me a...

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    linguine with crab, lemon, chile, and basil from @epicurious

    We got home from Molokai on Monday to an essentially empty fridge. Thankfully, because we were hungry for lunch in a hurry, I had the ingredients on hand for this rustic yet tangy pasta. I substituted...

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    tuna and avocado on homemade whole wheat bread

    Happy 2012! My 2011 ended on the magical island of Molokai, which is now officially my favorite outer island. The thing I loved most about Molokai is that nothing seems contrived. It seemed like we ha...

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    salmon steaks with spicy tomato sauce from @Ottolenghi

    For the long New Years weekend, we are going to the last of the six visitable Hawaiian Islands, Molokai, with our friends Mike and Megan. To plan our adventures on this 38x10 miles itty-bitty unspoile...

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    tuna sandwich on homemade honey white bread

    One of my most exciting Christmas gifts this year was a Zojirushi Breadmaker from Lloyd. I've been toying with the idea of making homemade bread for a while now and made one mediocre loaf in the oven ...

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    smoked salmon dip from @bonappetitmag

    Hawaii is officially my favorite place to be for Christmas. Theres just something really endearing about the off-beat way we celebrate the holidays here with Christmas trees like this And snowmen lik...

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    seafood galore @kahalaresort

    Today Lloyd and I are hosting a Christmas Eve party, and Im so excited, I woke up at 4:20am. THIS is my version of a kid on Christmas morning. Last night we made one last run to Whole Foods for a hand...