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Soba & Zucchini Noodles { Zoodles } With Shrimp

September 13, 2015 by Kristin Leave a Comment

Soba & Zucchini Noodles with Shrimp 2

I’ve been dying to make Hilah’s coconut noodles recipe lately.  Lightening a noodle dish with a boat load of veggies is right up the FoodFash alley.  Add coconut, lime, and fresh basil to the mix and the only option is to fall in a whole lot of love.

Zucchini Noodles - Zoodles 2

And since it seems as though I’m incapable of eating a meatless meal since living in Texas {and it’s been 3-1/2 years!}, I added shrimp to the zoodles. Shrimp seasoned with salt, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder, sautéed in coconut oil.

I can’t tell you how enough how pleased I was with this meal.  Other than adding shrimp and a teeny bit {1/4 teaspoon} of salt, I followed the recipe to a tee.  And the next time I make this dish {and I assure you I will}, I won’t be changing a thing!

And if you’re in the market for a spiralizer, I love this one!

 

Filed Under: recipes Tagged With: dairy free, gluten free, soba noodles, zoodles, zucchini noodles

FoodFash on @Yummly !

September 9, 2015 by Kristin Leave a Comment

Yummly Profile

With a seemingly infinite number of recipe websites out there, it can be challenging for bloggers {and readers alike} to decide which resource to use.  It’s no secret that the arrival of Pinterest changed the food-sharing scene for the better – this bookmarking tool is easy to use, highly visual, and has the ability to drive a ton of traffic to a blog.  And because Pinterest is the number one traffic source for FoodFash, it made sense for me to update this site to be as Pinterest-friendly as possible.

Yummly Button

So how does this relate to Yummly?  Well… while I was researching image sharing plugins, the plugin I liked most had a “yum” icon that I had never seen before.  Curious to know what yum was all about, I clicked on the icon and and quickly discovered that Yummly, similar to Pinterest, is highly visual and easy to use.  Even more importantly?  Yummly is totally food centric.  When I found that there was already an established profile for FoodFash that was created automatically when other users shared my recipe posts, I was in!

Yummly RecipeWith Yummly, you have the ability to find tons of new recipes, share your current favorite recipes, and save your taste preferences so Yummly can do the searching for you.  And now on FoodFash, you can hover over any image and, with only two clicks, share or bookmark for future use!

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Blackened Chicken Kale & Romaine Caesar

March 13, 2015 by Kristin 1 Comment

Blackened Chicken Caesar Salad

Once upon a desire-to-recreate-a-recipe time, I looked up how to make blackened chicken and wrote it off as a smoky mess hassle.  Months {and an extreme blackened chicken caesar salad craving} later, I decided to scroll further down Google search results and find a recipe that used a stovetop rather than the oven.

Homemade Blackened Chicken

I purchased all six spices from the bulk department, spending a whopping 40-ish cents on seasonings. And I generously coated the chicken breasts per this blackened chicken recipe, wishing later that I was a bit more generous.  I could have used more of that crispy blackened crust I was hoping for.

Side note: I’m seriously considering tossing my spice collection and going the bulk route from now on.  So fresh, so cheap!

Homemade Blackened Chicken 2

When the chicken was finished, I filled a large bowl equally with bite-sized pieces of kale and romaine.  And then I used my hands to mix in homemade caesar salad dressing {a recipe that I plan to perfect and share soon} until all of the greens were lightly coated.  After topping with the sliced blackened chicken, it was the exact salad I had been craving for so long.  And without a single sound from the smoke alarm!

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Frenched Rack of Lamb – @MarxFoods

February 22, 2015 by Kristin 2 Comments

French Rack of Lamb with Mint Pea Quinoa

Coming home to a package full of Silere frenched racks of lamb will undoubtably be a highlight of my 2015.  From a Kristin perspective, I love lamb {and not just because I get a good chuckle out of saying something so similar to “I love lamp”}.  I truly love lamb.  It’s tender, tasty, and makes for such a special dinner. From a FoodFash perspective, I love lamb even more.  My favorite dishes to prepare are those that require minimal ingredients to compliment the main act.  Lamb has such a distinct flavor, calling for the simplest of seasoning and an even more simple side.  And… it couldn’t be an ounce more beautiful to photograph.

Being selected by Marx Foods to review such a lovely cut of meat?  Yeah, a total highlight!

Marx Foods French Rack of Lamb

Within minutes of receiving the lamb-licious package, I started researching what constitutes a quality cut.  Through some time with the internet and the restaurant operations team I work with, I found that one should evaluate taste, texture, fat, and how the lamb is bred.  I prepared the racks per Julia Child’s instruction {minus the bread crumbs} and served with a delicate mint, parmesan, and sweet pea quinoa.

Frenched Rack of Lamb Marinade

I started off with evaluating fat and breeding before putting the meat in the oven.

Fat – The Silere racks of lamb have slight marbling and a generous fat cap.  I prefer the leanest cuts of meat, so I was really satisfied with the marbling in the Silere racks. Once the meat was cooked to mid-rare, there wasn’t a fatty interior bite to be had.  However, the fat cap was a different story.  Even roasting at a high temp did little to dissolve the fat cap, which I later found to be both good and bad.  Beginning with the “bad”, marinade has a difficult time penetrating through fat and crusting the fat cap side of the rack has little purpose if you’re like me and plan on trimming the fat immediately.  That being said, roasting the rack with the fat cap facing up creates a shield that traps water in the meat, benefitting the meat by keeping it moist.  Since my goal was subtle flavor and no crust, keeping the fat cap did no harm.  And lastly, the Silere frenched racks arrived truly “frenched”.  They barely required any fat trimming between the ribs, which was a huge time saver!

Breeding – When comparing Colorado lamb to New Zealand lamb, New Zealand lamb historically has a negative rap for breeding lamb for wool production first and meat production second.  Silere lamb, though from New Zealand, is bred with meat production in mind.  And much like the prestigious Colorado variety, Silere lamb graze naturally on native herbs and grasses, are free of hormones and antibiotics, and are raised to a mature 18 months of age.

Roasting French Racks of Lamb

After roasting the frenched racks, I was able to evaluate the fun parts: taste and texture.

Taste/Texture – The Silere frenched racks had a flavor that was unmistakably lamb, but was very delicate in the gaminess department – a perfect combination for me since, as mentioned above, I favor subtle and simple flavors over those that are overpowering.  And the texture was super smooth and tender, almost resembling that of a nice filet.  Both of these qualities, subtle gaminess and smooth texture, can be attributed to how the lamb was raised, what the lamb was fed, and how long the lamb was allowed to mature.

Not only was the entire FoodFash dinner table beyond satisfied with the quality of the Silere frenched racks, they enthusiastically requested that I prepare the Silere loin fillets ASAP!

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Although I received compensation to review product provided by Marx Foods, the recipe and opinions in this post are completely my own and based on my experience.

Filed Under: recipes Tagged With: frenched racks, marx foods, merino lamb, new zealand lamb, silere lamb

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🔆Have you traveled this summer?🔆 Between COV 🔆Have you traveled this summer?🔆 Between COVID, buying/renovating a house, and Ez hating the car, we've stayed put. But with the newness of our neighborhood wearing off and going on 6 months of the same old stuff, we all needed a change of scenery. And quickly after arrival, I already had a list of #dosanddonts in mind for future #staycations 🙈🤓 Below are a few less-than-pro tips from our weekend. I'd love for you to share any ideas or experiences in the comments below! And if you have any recs for hotels within an hour-ish from Austin, let me know! ❤️❤️

🔆🔆🔆DO🔆🔆🔆
🔸Choose a property with hotel room doors that open to the outdoors. It was such a relief staying at a place where we could minimize touching public surfaces. 
🔸Stay in a place that is closed to the public and requires reservations for amenities. I loved being able to make reservations for the pool area and being able to keep our distance from other guests. It was stressful that the time slots we wanted were full on the first day, but it ended up working out both days. 
🔸Stay in a place that has green space. Nobody wants to stay couped up in a hotel room, so having access to nature or a grassy area is hugely helpful. 
🔸 Stay in a place that has on-site/flexible food options or is in a good delivery zone. I liked that the staff here was more than willing to bring our food out to an empty pavilion by the lawn near our room.
🔸Give extra smiles and tip generously if you're able. Many hospitality employees have been out of work and/or have reduced tips/income based on establishments operating at lower capacities. Extra tips and being friendly go a long way!

🔆🔆🔆DON'T🔆🔆🔆
🔸Visit a densely populated area. Shame on me for thinking #thedomain would be a safe place to visit, but it wasn't. Within the limits of our hotel was fine, but as soon as we walked near other businesses we could see packed patios, crowded sidewalks, and more unmasked people than I've seen since early March. Our next #minivacay will be more secluded. 
🔸Ok other than doing the opposite of the DO list, I only have one DON'T 👆🏻👆🏻

And I shouldn't have to say this, but our hotel stay/meals were #notsponsored ✌🏻
Edit: I stand with Turkish womxn and femmes. Chal Edit: I stand with Turkish womxn and femmes.

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Nominated by @atxfitfoodie & @ambermcho - two of the most supportive women I know 🤍🖤

A long time friend of mine (@katiewyattreynolds , another strong and supportive woman) shared a post about how this challenge is "basically useless and self serving". I'm not calling her out, it just got me thinking. I also sent her a text nomination. Hugs, KT 🤗

Basically useless is super objective. What's useless to one might be inspirational to another, no? Do women inherently find self promotion challenging? I think so (I do 🙋🏻‍♀️). I saw this challenge as a gentle nudge to let a woman know that you're thinking about her, you see her, and you acknowledge her challenges (both seen and unseen). 2020 is ROUGH. Seeing these messages felt like a hug in a time when hugs aren't allowed. 

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