February 2007 – Page 3

February 12, 2007

Chicken Scallopine with Mustard Cranberry Sauce

If you're like me, you may have a bag of frozen cranberries somewhere in the back of your freezer. You go to the freezer, open the door, and wonder aloud what to make for dinner. And then you see it -- the bag of red little berries, beckoning to you from across the tofu blintzes, …

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February 11, 2007

Winter Mushroom-Barley Soup: It's Creamy and Glorious!

Alanna over at Veggie Venture is hosting a soup event for the month of February -- Soups, Glorious Soups. When I came across this recipe in the most recent Eating Well, I knew it would be a great soup to make for this theme. It was. This turned out nice, creamy and very satisfying. Just …

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February 9, 2007

Super Foods Friday#6: Feta and Pumpkin Casserole

Super Foods count here is three. Not too bad. This turned into a very successful experiment. jwa was a bit skeptical, as he is with all things that involve pumpkin. Although, once I told him I was using butternut squash as a substitute, he relaxed. He has some kind of weird pumpkin phobia that strikes …

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February 7, 2007

All Hail the Crispy Potato Cake

Potatoes. Goat cheese. Garlic. Crispy goodness. Enough said. Crispy Potato Cake Based on a recipe in Bon AppÃ©tit 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled or unpeeled, your choice 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp chopped Italian parsley Kosher salt 3 ounces goat cheese(!), crumbled 1 leek, cleaned well and chopped Grate …

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February 5, 2007

Easy Carrot Soup with Dill Pesto

After yesterday's involved (but very good) coq au vin, here's a very simple carrot soup recipe. I had some baby carrots in the fridge that I needed to use and this recipe seemed like a good way to do that. And the pesto for this is excellent. Have some bread or crackers on hand because …

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