The Edible Cookbook

Here's a real feast for the eyes... and the stomach. Design group KOREFE created a cookbook that can be read, cooked, and eaten. Made out of 100% fresh pasta, the "pages" can be opened, filled with ingredients then cooked into your favorite lasagna meal. Although the cookbook was designed as a special project for a large publishing house, this is definitely food for thought. I'm feeling pretty inspired by this dish, so I may try embellishing my next lasagna with cookie cutter shapes to give it that letterpress effect!

via "It's Nice That"

The Traveling Chef: Cooky Bag

After a lovely President's Day weekend spent in wine country (most of which, I'll admit, was spent over-indulging on said wine and incredible food) I'm ready to get back on track with a healthy eating regimen. Before I know it Coachella will be here, and I know I'll be kicking myself if I'm spending my time out in the desert worrying about love handles! That said, I came across this innovative tote that I can see myself using on the regular. Instead of dining out, I can be my own traveling chef (and we all know that it's much healthier to cook for ourselves!) The Cooky Bag organizes and transports food, then converts into an apron whenever you're ready to start cookin'! Love this!!

Holy Guacamole... Fries

It's not often I have a vocal reaction toward something I see on the internet. This recipe, however, not only made me shriek "whhhhaaa?!," it managed to place a huge grin across my face. Baked Avocado Fries. Almost sounds too good to be true, right? It's everything I could ever ask for in a recipe (not to mention this is something I can ACTUALLY make with the primitive baking skills I have...) If you can't already tell, I'm pretty flippin' excited to try this out... VIA

Ingredients:

1/4 cup flour
1 tsp kosher salt
2 large eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
2 firm-ripe medium avocados, pitted, peeled, and sliced into 1/2-in. wedges

Directions:

• Slice Avacodo.

• Mix the flour, egg, and panko.

• Place the fries on a drying rack and then on a cookie sheet.

• Spray with olive oil or non-stick spray.

• Bake 20 minutes at 450 degrees.

• Sprinkle with parmesan.