Spaghetti alla Genovese and Lemon Blueberry Buckle

September 3, 2009

How can you resist an article with a title like “Gourmet’s Guide to Cobblers, Crisps, Crumbles, Bettys, Buckles + Pandowdies”, if only to find out what in the world a pandowdy is? (For the record, it’s sliced fruit baked with sugar and spices in a deep dish, with a thick top crust.) It’s just too […]

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Baked Chicken with Eggplant, Zucchini and Tomato Ragout

September 2, 2009

Gordon Ramsay is a lot like Marmite — you either love him or you hate him. When I mentioned to a friend last week that I was making some of his recipes, her first response was that she can’t abide the man. I’ll admit that Matt and I did get briefly hooked on Hell’s Kitchen […]

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Fusilli with Zucchini, Tomatoes and Bacon and Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 1, 2009

When I would come home from school growing up, the first thing that would greet me as I walked in the door was the smell of something good cooking. My own daughter starts school today, and I couldn’t let the day pass without a homemade treat. What could be better for her first day of […]

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Salmon Marinated in Lemon and Mint with Homemade Cucumber Pickle and Creamy Lemon and Herb Potato Salad

August 31, 2009

One of my best college memories is the summer I spent canning with my co-op housemate Rich. (What, you mean you didn’t spend your college summers putting up garden produce?) The house had a CSA subscription, our own small backyard garden plus a plot in a community garden, so there was a lot of produce […]

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Drunken Stir-fried Beef with Green Beans, Cucumber Salad, and Chocolate-covered Coconut Macaroons

August 30, 2009

I subscribed to Cooking Light for years after I graduated college. Looking back, I’m not exactly sure why I continued my subscription. I rarely remade any recipes that I tried with a couple of exceptions, one being this Drunken Stir-fried Beef with Green Beans. I make this dish often, though it’s best in August, when […]

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Fish en Papillote with Julienned Vegetables and Truffle Oil, Cauliflower Gratin, and Roasted Figs with Yogurt, Honey, and Walnuts

August 29, 2009

“So what do you do with parchment paper?” My mom asked me this last week after noting how easy the paper made removing carrot cake from its pan. I’m sure there are 1,001 uses for it, but personally, I only use it for lining pans when baking and for cooking fish. Steaming fish in parchment paper packets keeps […]

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Spicy Peanut Soba with Tofu and Vegetables and Tossed Salad with Sesame Vinaigrette

August 28, 2009

I am not a vegetarian. I am not a college student. I am not a hippie. I am not Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. I don’t even live in California. Despite this, I am a proud and frequent eater of tofu. If you think you hate tofu, you probably haven’t had it prepared correctly. Tofu itself […]

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Barbeque Chicken, Zucchini Rice Gratin, and Grilled Corn on the Cob

August 27, 2009

Zucchini bounty in August is a mixed blessing. The zucchini is at peak flavor, but can one really enjoy eating pounds of it week after week? Though tempted to try Kristin’s Chocolate Zucchini Cake from last week, I knew my currently dieting husband would not touch cake. In search of something less sweet, I stumbled […]

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