LENA'S LUNCHBOX

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  • scotland

    So my brother is leaving. In 12 days. I’m kinda freaking out. But he’s only gonna be 20 minutes away, so I can totally take a cab up to UNC after school or something. We took our last “family trip” to Scotland, and it was amazing. Aside from the incredible food (haggis! black pudding!), there…

  • finally home!

    After a week away from home, is it weird that all I really want to do is cook? Crostini: cucumber with cream cheese and parsley, roast beef with pepper jelly and gruyere, and tomato with pesto and smoked mozzarella. My first day back began by thawing and setting up brownies for 200 people. I made…

  • an assortment of food pics

  • c’est si bon

    Cooking Camp! Nom. Yum.     Oink. Frands. I learned so much at C’est si Bon; both new cooking techniques and life lesssons. Shout out to Dorette Snover, Alice Hall, Juliet Flam-Ross, and Karlie Olmstead for making this week so special.  

  • mascarpone-filled cake with macerated berries

    makes one cake I made this as a welcome home from Minnesota present for my mom. I wanted it to be small, so I quartered the recipe using my mini cake pans. It turned out great; probably the lightest cake I’ve ever made. very slightly adapted from www.epicurious.com Ingredients   For cake: 2 cups sifted cake…

  • chicken and roasted brussels sprouts panini with shaved parmesan and caramelized onions

    makes 4 panini  What do you think of when you hear “brussels sprouts?” If limp, grayish-green, over boiled mini cabbages come to mind, then your world is about to change. Roasting this universally hated vegetable gives them a kick that will make you buy them by the barrel. This panini was discovered by taking everything…

  • open-faced chicken and sweet potato sandwich

    makes two open-faced sandwiches I discovered this sandwich one night when we were having each of the separate components for dinner. Grilled chicken, hand-cut sweet potato fries with honey mustard dipping sauce, biscuits, and salad. I decided to shove everything onto a biscuit because..what’s the worst that could happen? Surprisingly, every flavor was complimentary to…

  • microwave pumpkin s’mores

    makes one serving of gooey deliciousness Have I said how incredible microwaves are? My friend’s mom, who used to work for Julia Child, says that real chefs don’t use microwaves. Too bad. This dessert is so good, it’s worth not being a “real chef”! You don’t have to use a kitchen torch on the top…

  • microwave pumpkin oatmeal

    makes one serving of oatmeal I probably have this for breakfast 5 out of 7 days of the week. I’m addicted. Since I wake up at 6, I sometimes prep it the night before and then just microwave it in the morning. I can wake up comforted by the fact that I’ll soon be eating…

  • pink lemonade cupcakes

    Made up this recipe and it turned out great! Pink lemonade concentrate adds that tangy flavor (it can be found in the frozen juices aisle in supermarkets). Makes 64 mini cupcakes or 21 regular size ones. Start with your normal cupcake base.. Spice it up with some pink deliciousness..    ..and brace yourself for cupcake…