October 2005 – Fennel*Twist

October 31, 2005

Halloween Pumpkin Carving Fun

We carved our pumpkins Friday night (after bowls of butternut squash risotto -- recipe coming later in the week) and some wine. It's always fun to use knives after a bottle of wine! Yay! Hollowing out the pumpkin is always my least favorite part. It's very messy but a necessary step, I suppose. jwa works …

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October 28, 2005

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

These are one of my most favorite of all Fall treats! I first had pumpkin chocolate chip muffins at a coffee house in Muncie, IN, while I was in grad school. It was called the MT Cup. Christy, (who just happens to have a pumpkin pancake recipe up today), Cindy and I would go there …

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October 27, 2005

Sweet & Spicy Carrot Pudding

This was an interesting recipe that caught my eye from Endangered Recipes, by Lari Robling. I like this cookbook because it has a lot of comfort food and recipes that perhaps your mom used to make but also, this exotic, out-of-the-ordinary, carrot pudding. I made it a couple of weeks ago and really liked it. …

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October 26, 2005

Port Salut Stuffed Turkey Burgers with Kalamata Olive Mayonnaise

These were very decadent and tasty. I recently came across a recipe on Food Network's Web site that stuffed turkey burgers with blue cheese. "Huh, now that's an interesting idea," I thought. "Except, I'm not really crazy about blue cheese. Whatever should I do?" Thankfully, there are eight million other kinds of cheeses to pick …

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October 25, 2005

Fusion: Come for the Yucca Fries…Leave with a Table Lamp

Fusion 4100 SE Division St. Portland, OR 97202 (503) 233-6950 A Celebratory Dinner: We recently went out for a celebratory dinner. I got a new job (yay!) and if that was not enough, my old company pretty much laid everyone off, starting with my department (Content Development) -- on my last day there. Now, I …

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