Armida Cooks!

Semi-intellectual and highly sauced up food blog of Armida: Red Sox fan, champagne lover and wannabee gourmet cook.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Easy Lime Curd Ice Box Cake

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Ever since I got knocked up, my nausea caused my culinary adventures to be on hold for a while (hence, not too many recipes lately in case ...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Pappardelle with Slow-Braised Leeks and Crispy Porcini Pangrattato

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I bought a bunch of nice looking leeks at the farmer's market this weekend, and when I got home I didn't know what to do with them....
Friday, March 27, 2009

My Pizza Obsession

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Ever since we got our cob-oven, I've been obsessed with the perfect pizza. To me, a perfect pizza is thin crust that is crispy on the o...
Monday, March 23, 2009

Prosciutto-wrapped Asparagus with Truffle Butter

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I subscribe to a foodie newsletter called Gourmet Tastemakers and sometimes they come up with really interesting dishes. I jumped at the id...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Kermit Shake

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My sister-in-law, Lindsey, once mentioned to me that she uses avocados when making smoothies. I figured, why not? Avocados have a very crea...
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Monday, March 16, 2009

Irish Roast Leg of Lamb

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! Every time this holiday comes around, it reminds me of our incredible trip we made to Ireland a few years ago....
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Chicken with Asparagus and Roasted Red Peppers

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When my brother-in-law was here, he bought chicken and asparagus for us to cook. I kind of had to find a recipe to use these two ingredient...
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Fun Rainbow Cake

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I have not been feeling well; I have been suffering from migraines lately, so I've put my spatula down for a while and have not been co...
Monday, March 09, 2009

Fried Veggies, Cretian Style

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My husband is currently in Crete for work. I hope that I get to visit him there in the near future because Greek food is one my top 5 favor...
Thursday, March 05, 2009

Pan-Seared Salmon with Yam-Red Bell Pepper Curry Sauce

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I learned from cooking classes that I've taken, and from professional chefs, that good, beautiful food takes time. Lots of time. The re...
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Monday, March 02, 2009

Rosemary Roasted Jidori Chicken

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I've been noticing several restaurants here in San Diego now offer "Jidori Chicken" in their menus, and for a while I though...
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Friday, February 27, 2009

Red Beans and Rice and Cornbread Pudding

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For some reason, I'm getting some weird cravings, and I was craving red beans and rice the other day. When I was in boarding school in ...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Sweet Potato Oven Fries with Avocado Dip

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I love fries...but what girl doesn't, right? One of my favorite kind of fries (besides truffle fries) are sweet potato fries. Since I...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

Grilled Salmon Sandwiches

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The Contessa never fails! I got this recipe from Ina Garten's cookbook and I just had to make it because it seemed like such a simple y...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Pannekoeken Revisited

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There's a controversy in the family about "pancakes." Apparently a lefse is not a pancake, but more like a Norwegian tortill...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

BBQ Chicken Pizza

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I'm not a Sandra Lee fan as most of her recipes call for 70% canned or store bought ingredients and only 30% fresh ingredients, but at ...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Banana Cake

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I found that we had two overly ripe bananas in the house the other day and, of course, the first thing that came to mind was banana bread. ...
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I'm just a girl who is a single parent and who loves to spend every moment I can with my daughter; I love to cook, take pictures of food, watch baseball, drink champagne and blog about my every day single mommy and baby life.
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