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The Ultimate Cheater’s Truffle Fries

I have a slight culinary obsession with truffle fries, something I share with my friend Lauren. It’s gotten to the point where we actually text pictures of truffle fries from various restaurants to each other.

To me, they’re the perfect marriage of bourgeois and everyman. Truffle (or, rather, truffle oil) seems to be the perfect excuse for restaurants to upcharge a side that can be found at both the most upscale of steakhouses AND McDonald’s. So, to satisfy my craving without draining my wallet, I conjured up the perfect cheater’s truffle fries:

1 large order of fast food fries (Jack in the Box’s work great)

Barely 3/4 tsp of truffle oil (a little goes a long way)

Grated store-bought parmesan cheese to taste

Mix together, plate, enjoy with ketchup and smug satisfaction at your homemade gourmet side.

Posted April 23, 2013 at 10:10am in gourmet truffle homemade truffle fries delicious yum noms food recipe

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Modified fruit “tart” with graham cracker crust. Pastry cream took me TWO tries, not gonna lie. #foodporn #baking #noms

Posted December 21, 2012 at 6:06pm in noms baking foodporn

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I’m a sworn omni/carnivore but that doesn’t mean I don’t whip up the occasional “vegan gruel” now and again. In this everything-but-the-animal-byproduct kitchen sink is fresh kale, chopped garlic, salt, pepper, homemade lentil patties, chopped celeries/carrots/onions (use the Mirepoix mix from Trader Joe’s), leftover marinated tempeh, rice vinegar, olive oil. Toss in a heated non-stick pan, serve. Healthy, reasonably satisfying.

Posted April 2, 2012 at 11:59am in healthy food recipe vegan vegetarian geekista eats eat noms