When I first saw larb on a menu in my 20s, I’m pretty sure I giggled at the name and the very concept of lettuce wraps. Now, in my 40s, when I’m trying to figure out what to do with some boring extra chicken breasts and Careme suggests larb, I’m like, “Why not?” careme.cooking/recipe/OjNVK...
paul miller
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Are “ancient” grains healthier for you? Who knows? The human body is complicated! But are quinoa and farro a fun break from your usual starches of potatoes, rice, and pasta? You betcha. #cooking careme.cooking/recipe/BRBZs... careme.cooking/recipe/R-4m7...
Sometimes you just want red wine and steak, but need a healthier side to rationalize it. #cooking careme.cooking/recipe/1vBnq...
Always saw Smith Brothers Farms boxes on people's porches, but never knew what I'd do with a weekly produce delivery. With Careme I can plan meals around local ingredients and fill my weekly box with exactly what I need to cook them. careme.cooking/recipe/F8r6I... careme.cooking/recipe/2wI-b...
This wasn't the prettiest pork, but the flavors were great! Getting the "assorted" chops for $3 meant I could splurge on a Red Mountain wine. This Kiona was marked way down because most people don't realize how underrated Lemberger is! careme.cooking/recipe/QFi-7...
Easier to get a good sear on scallops when they're fresh from the seafood counter rather than frozen. Or maybe my wife is just more talented. More importantly, it's squash season in the Pacific Northwest! #cooking careme.cooking/recipe/U-9Sl...
Never would have thought my only complaint about this dish would be that it needed more fennel! Dover sole continues to be a steal in Seattle, currently selling for half the price per pound of steelhead or salmon. #Cooking careme.cooking/recipe/q8dgr...
Sometimes you want a sophisticated Italian steak dinner. Sometimes you just need to use up the leftover cheddar-wurst from Oktoberfest with something the kids will actually eat. Careme’s got you either way. careme.cooking/recipe/TsI_F... careme.cooking/recipe/m0zi-...
When your friend brings hand-caught salmon from Alaska, it’s taco time! 🌮🐟 careme.cooking/recipe/uthYS...
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This is what a Careme shopping cart looks like: less than $60 for 4 meals for 2 people. A meal-kit service will generally run you $80–$120 for the same number of meals. And there’s no way it’s showing up with a whole Dungeness crab. careme.cooking/recipes?h=gO...
Need a quick, healthy meal in a hurry after traveling? Careme’s got you! Need a solution for red beets staining everything they touch? Careme’s got nothing. They were pretty tasty, though. careme.cooking/recipe/kOvBT...
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Still figuring out the best way to work with frozen scallops, so these didn’t get that beautiful buttery-brown sear. Learned something, though, and it was still a very tasty meal. #cooking careme.cooking/recipe/tthMp...
One year ago, I made my wife an LLM-generated lamb recipe that she deemed “better than expected.” 365 days later, we braised five lamb shanks for 2–3 hours for a Labor Day dinner party, with great success and tasty leftovers. careme.cooking/recipe/ccmlP... Officially one year of Careme. #Cooking
Back when we used Blue Apron, I always wondered what was in that little packet of romanesco sauce—and where I’d ever find something like it. Now, with Careme, I’ve made it from scratch twice and licked the bowl clean both times. #cooking careme.cooking/recipe/XPBRb...
Our test chef hails from Kentucky, and to him, “Southern” usually means heavy food and limp, sad green beans. So he was delighted by this Smothered Southern Chicken with crunchy green beans. The gravy was as light as it was tasty. careme.cooking/recipe/NEdlI...
Do you share the kitchen with a passionate partner—or a rambunctious roommate? Do they need to know what’s cooking? Careme now lets you invite a partner to view your recipes. They can start prepping this Parmesan Salmon while you pick up the kids from soccer practice careme.cooking/recipe/mygw4...
At Costco and realize you haven’t had lamb lollipops in a while? Careme will give you a Turkish twist. I never would’ve gone with a pure tomato side or thought to plate the lamb over minty lemon yogurt, but both were a delight. The rub, though, was the real star. careme.cooking/recipe/mlf7W...
Think websites went out with the aughts? Want your recipes offline sometimes? Careme is now on the Android Play Store. Apple App Store someday. careme.cooking/app Also, the branzino was great: careme.cooking/recipe/yK5Qk...
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Eat too much of the giant apple pancake at oaktablecafe.com? Ask Careme to make something a little lighter for dinner, like this Provençal salmon with zucchini that came in around 450 calories. careme.cooking/recipe/yGAYM...
It’s summer, so Careme knows it’s stone fruit season! 🍑 Peaches in your corn? Absolutely. careme.cooking/recipe/54w7i... And maybe a little more risqué: peaches with your balsamic chicken and green beans. careme.cooking/recipe/m1YrC...
Find out ground lamb is half off while dragging the kids through the store for bread and juice boxes? Why not let Careme turn it into a new Vietnamese-inspired dish? careme.cooking/recipe/VOKjQ...
Did you just pick up one of those excellently priced Costco wines you read about on costcowineblog.com? Ask Careme to create a pairing for it—like this Toscana paired with sausage orecchiette: careme.cooking/recipe/_7I6V...
While our founder-chef was hiking at Mount Rainier, our sous-chef and investor needed a meal for one—and cooked up this lovely risotto: careme.cooking/recipe/QMrH9... She also used the “Tweak It” feature to add an extra helping of healthy spinach.
Take the kids to a U-pick blueberry farm, then have no idea what to do with the three pounds of blueberries they come back with? 🫐 Careme is here to help—just give the chef some notes. careme.cooking/recipe/esOQp...
I was pleasantly surprised that this Peruvian chicken sauce had a decent jalapeño kick. careme.cooking/recipe/eDc7b... #cooking
I never thought I'd be toasting rice, much less grinding it into a powder for a sauce. But this was a surprisingly fun technique, and it added an incredible nutty, salty, umami punch to a rib-eye. #Cooking careme.cooking/recipe/seGoJ...
A fun pairing: Spicy Sicilian Pasta with a budget-friendly Costco Chianti. careme.cooking/recipe/nh-Jv... costcowineblog.com/2022-kirklan... Grocery stores are great for dinner ingredients, but Costco routinely beats them on wine prices, with plenty of food-friendly bottles under $10.
Sometimes, while shopping or once you’re home, you need to change a dish: “I already have another dish with corn—let’s use a different vegetable" Careme now lets you tweak a recipe rather than toss it, so this: careme.cooking/recipe/Wp7fL... becomes this: careme.cooking/recipe/ArlGc...
One joy of stretching $4 of ground pork into two meals is that you can spend the savings on $20 Copper River salmon. The Thai noodles were great, though could use more crunch. I like the trick of blanching vegetables in the pasta water. careme.cooking/recipe/Epuzz... careme.cooking/recipe/vueu1...
Even after forgetting the toasted sesame seeds and swapping lemon for lime, this Burmese dish turned out great—especially as a light, crunchy summer meal. I may have to actually buy fish sauce. careme.cooking/recipe/dsxTQ...
Careme now supports three more grocery chains: ALDI in the Midwest, Publix in the Southeast, and H-E-B in Texas. Have a large chain you’d like us to add? Let us know. We’re working on smaller farmers markets next. Also, summer steak season is here: careme.cooking/recipe/cX_dj...
Careme’s new menu planner helps keep dinner interesting by pulling inspiration from cuisines around the world. This week: Provençal trout and Moroccan chicken thighs. careme.cooking/recipe/d6MVk... careme.cooking/recipe/N0ZGW...
Is your cooking partner out of town, but you still want to cook a smaller meal? Or maybe you’re craving something a little healthier. Careme can reduce portions and help you find something lighter, like a spring salad or a quinoa bowl. careme.cooking/recipe/yG3i2... careme.cooking/recipe/ciTwn...
Excited to cook with a noodle I’ve never used before. careme.cooking/recipe/A0QuI... The AI image looks prettier, partly because I forgot the parsley and zest toppings, but that didn’t stop it from being delicious. Coming in the next post: broader cuisine variety by default!
The new meal planner does a better job of spreading recipes across different cuisines. Here’s my first Filipino dish from it: Coconut Pork Adobo. careme.cooking/recipe/DTZcN... I still need to improve the braise and sauce-reduction timing, but it’s getting closer.
The mountains look on Marathon— And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dream’d that Greece might still be free; For standing on the Persians’ grave, I could not deem myself a slave. englishverse.com/poems/the_is...