Roasted Garlic and Pea Soup with Bacon, Onion and Thyme Bread

December 9, 2009

Everyone has a few recipes in their repertoire that they can turn to if they want something fast or cheap. This recipe is both. The only reason the soup can’t be filed as a 30-minute meal is because the garlic takes an hour to roast, but if you do that the night before you want […]

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Turkey Tetrazzini and Cranberry Buckle

December 8, 2009

This is one of my favorite ways to use up leftover Thanksgiving turkey. It’s an adaptation of Jamie Oliver’s chicken and mushroom pasta bake recipe (spaghetti tetrazzini), which he says is “really tacky but gorgeous.” It got me thinking about how foods or recipes are as subject to trends as anything else. Chef’s salad, cheese […]

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Christmas 2009: Fully Festive Ham, Cranberry Chutney, Spiced Whipped Sweet Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts and Pancetta, and Maple Pecan Pie Squares

December 7, 2009

About seven or eight years ago, I made a Martha Stewart version of the infamous Campbell’s green bean casserole for the holidays. Instead of a can of cream of mushroom soup and a can of french-fried onions, her recipe called for Gruyère cheese, which back then I could only find in Dublin, and pan-fried shallots. […]

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Vegetarian Udon Soup, Gingered Baby Bok Choy, and Coconut Sorbet with Pineapple

December 4, 2009

I’m always pretty glum on the last CSA pickup of the season. What is there to look forward to food-wise for the next six months, except maybe a month or two of good oranges and our pork delivery? I already miss the corn, zucchini, basil and tomato overload of September. I’m fortunate that our CSA […]

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Baked Salmon with Leeks, Parmesan Tortellini, and Roasted Brussels Sprouts

December 3, 2009

Since last night’s dinner turned out so well, I decided to test my luck with another Bittman recipe and tried one of his fish preparations today. Like yesterday’s dinner, this meal was quick to prepare, tasty, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. One of the nice things about Bittman’s cookbook is the relatively low fat content […]

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Asian Chicken Salad with Greens and Scallion Pancakes

December 2, 2009

From Issaquah to Birmingham, towns across the globe are finding that the recession has driven consumers from the ubiquitous Borders or Barnes & Nobles back to public libraries. Libraries are especially useful for people like me who love drooling over glossy cookbook pages but are too cheap to actually buy them. The stash of cookbooks […]

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Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas with Baked Acorn Squash

December 1, 2009

Last month I mentioned that I grew up in Texas, so it probably won’t surprise you that Tex-Mex food is my choice of comfort food. And nothing is more Tex Mex (or more comforting) than a steaming hot plate of cheesy, slightly spicy enchiladas. I’ve made quite a few different enchiladas recipes over the years, […]

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Pad Thai and Banana Walnut Muffins

November 30, 2009

I’ve been known to judge Thai restaurants by the quality of their pad thai and I don’t think I’m alone. Of all the Thai dishes we Westerners enjoy, pad thai is probably the best known (i.e., most ordered). Variations run the gamut, from peanut butter-based sauces to super spicy chili-flecked noodles. I’ve tried making pad […]

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