October 2006 – Page 2

October 22, 2006

Autumn Vegetable Stew with Mashed Sweet Potato Topping

At Thanksgiving this year, we are having two non-meat-eating guests, which is not a super big thing as I myself was one of those types for many years. Because of this, I understand the holiday meal made of mashed potatoes, green beans and rolls. So, I have been trying to come up with some sort …

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October 18, 2006

Soup Experiment: Delicata Squash & Sweet Potato Soup with Hazelnuts & Sage

This is one of the best kinds of recipes -- one of the recipes where you just throw everything together that you think will be pretty good and it is. The kind that works pretty much like you hoped it would. One of the things that I love about Fall soups is that you can …

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October 16, 2006

Sake-Poached Salmon with Mango & Soy Dressing over Noodles

This is the meal we had during a break from the armoir assembly. It may sound like a lot of steps but it comes together very quickly. And it was really good -- I loved the soy dressing. The original didn't call for wasabi but I had some wasabi oil from Trader Joe's and decided …

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October 15, 2006

Saturday Night Fun: Assembling Furniture

We recently decided to get a TV armoir to hide the television when not in use and to make the living room look a little nicer. Not wanting to spend thousands of dollars, we opted to buy something we would assemble ourselves. We did and it was pretty much hitchless. Sure, the first item assembled …

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October 12, 2006

Zucchini & Sweet Potato Soup with Mint & Pistachios

I have been on a soup kick, which is pretty easy for me because I love soup. Mostly creamy soups but I don't feel that guilty about it, because I almost never use actual cream. I use a potato for creaminess. Oh, and a big blender. This soup came about because I had four zucchinis …

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