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She frequently tries new ingredients, buys fresh herbs, and experiments with different cuisines when cookingwhen she can.
Chelsea Kyle. Food Stying by Drew Aichele. Prop Styling by Campbell Pearson.
Shes also lactose intolerant and minimizes theamount of dairyshe consumes.
(In her opinion, however, a hearty serving of lasagna is worth taking a Lactaid pill.)
Here are 10 items she picks up in a typical grocery trip.
I can just eat it, get my protein, and continue doing my work.
I love fish sauce, Courtney says.
It goes in almost every Vietnamese recipe.
Although Courtney loves cooking in general, making Vietnamese food is particularly special to her.
But Courtney also uses this ingredient in more unexpected ways, she adds, such as in spaghetti sauce.
Curry was a great way to eat them.
She buys Almond Breeze in the unsweetened vanilla variety because its affordable and shelf-stable.
I use it in place of creamer.
I attempt to make oatmeal with it.
It is very good in chai tea lattes.
Wherever you would use milk in a sweet tool, Ill use this, she says.
I put lemon on everything and in everything, Courtney says.
A recent meal Courtney improved with lemon was a white bean, sausage, and kale dish.
If I dont have lemons, its like a kitchen emergency, she says.
Courtneydrinks sparkling waterevery single day, she says.
It makes me feel like I have a little something special.
I think lime is the best and least objectionable flavor at any meal, she says.
She even uses LaCroix to make what she calls a Boozy Cherry Limeade that also includes vodka and cherries.
Its a little luxury that makes my life so much easier.
I love how good they taste.
In fact, Courtney actually prefers the Trader Joes packets over her own homemade rice.
I eat apples all of the timelikeallof the time, Courtney says.
Although she genuinely lovesall varieties of apples, she typically buys Honeycrisp because she finds them flavorful year-round.
They bring me easy joy, she says.
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