Baked Haddock with Spinach, Peppers, and Capers with Garlic Delicata

October 22, 2009

Today, another mom and I exchanged dinner menus as we picked our toddlers up from daycare. Bobby’s mom: “Bobby, we’re having noodles tonight.” Me: “Sam, we’re having baked fished tonight.” Bobby’s mom: “Oh, fish sounds a lot better to me than noodles.” Me: “Fish sounds a lot better to me, too.” In the car, I […]

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Eight-layer Burritos with Slow Cooker Black Beans and Apple Bars

October 21, 2009

I’m back at work after a wonderful 16 weeks of maternity leave (probably shockingly short to our non‑U.S. readers). Life is hectic now, to say the least. There is less time for sleeping, cleaning, snuggling, and, of course, cooking. Family dinners together are still one of my top priorities though. I’d rather have a messy […]

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Sicilian Lamb Patties Braised with Eggplant, Peppers, and Tomatoes with Polenta

October 20, 2009

Though this blog project is a tad more work than I expected, it’s worth it for many reasons, one being the new recipes I get to try out. And I like that Kristin keeps me on my toes in the kitchen. After reading through her meals each week, I’m too embarrassed to cook/post some of […]

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Cider-brined Pork Chops with Apples and Creamed Leeks

October 19, 2009

We went on our annual apple- and pumpkin-picking expedition last weekend. After last year’s horrendous experience at Apple Holler orchard (the name should have warned us!), we returned to Barthel’s Fruit Farm, the sedate little orchard just north of us in Mequon. Before this summer, I always thought of Mequon as a snooty little suburb […]

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Pasta with Chickpeas (Pasta e Ceci) and Ginger Cookies

October 18, 2009

I always feel better knowing there’s a can of chickpeas in the pantry, since I can turn it into a quick lunch with some couscous, lemon and diced feta. Or I can turn it into one of my favorite kitchen cupboard dinners — you know the kind, the ones you pull together from whatever you […]

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Chicken Braised with Chicory and Crème Fraîche, Green Beans with Lemon and Olive Oil, Roast New Potatoes, and Baileys Cream Pots

October 17, 2009

In the short story ‘Simon’s Luck’ by Alice Munro, a woman, Rose, goes to the grocery store to stock up before a guest arrives: “You must’ve brought home company,” said the woman who kept the store. She spoke with no surprise or malice or censure, just a comradely sort of envy. “When I wasn’t expecting it.” […]

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Roast Chicken with Bacon and Coffee Spice Rub, Sweet Potato Puree and Apple Cranberry Oat Crumble

October 16, 2009

I love bacon and I love coffee, so when I read about this roast chicken recipe last month, taken from Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon, it immediately got my attention. I usually gloss over recipes that call for highly specific, hard-to-find ingredients like this coffee rub*, but it just so happens that my in-laws live […]

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Chard Tacos with Sweet Potato and Black Bean Salad

October 15, 2009

Remember how I was recently lamenting the fact that greens rarely get to be the star of the show at dinnertime? If you want to eat more greens but aren’t sure how to incorporate them, these chard tacos are another great recipe, and can use either chard or spinach. When paired with this sweet potato […]

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