April 2009 – Fennel*Twist

April 26, 2009

Sunday Night Paella, Italian Style

So, this was an experiment of meaty, epic proportions -- and it was pretty good too! I was a little concerned about the shrimp being overcooked, but it wasn't at all. Good job, paella recipe from the cookbook I forgot I had! I changed a few things -- I added garlic, red bell pepper, fennel …

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April 20, 2009

Squid Bread Salad with Smoked Chile Vinaigrette

So, squid. Yeah but wait, come back, this was really, really good! Seriously! And at about $4.50/pound (cleaned even at Whole Foods), this is a great entry in the Cheap Fish Project. As a person who loves deep-fried calamari (I have a standard calamari clause while dining out -- if it's on the menu, we're …

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April 18, 2009

Lemongrass Roasted Chicken with Soy-Lime Dipping Sauce

I found this recipe both delicious and frustrating. The flavor was very good and the meat eventually turned out great, but I made a recipe error early on and from there, nothing seemed to work as it was supposed to. Mainly, my cooking time was off. I believe this was because I forgot to take …

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April 14, 2009

Crockpot Minestrone: Because it's not Spring Yet…

I used the recipe "Super Quick Minestrone" by Michael Chiarello as the base recipe for this. Of course, since it was cooked it the crockpot, it wasn't super quick. It was moderately lengthy. But so, so, good. Especially as we were in the 30's last night and I had to put flannel sheets back on …

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April 11, 2009

Happy Easter! Make S'meeps

I saw this last week on Serious Eats. Brilliant! It's pretty self-explanatory. Yeah, I made high-end s'meeps with the fancy-pants chocolate...so what? Get graham crackers, chocolate & marshmallow peeps. Assemble. Toast. I did mine for 4 minutes in the toaster oven. Remove from oven. Put top layer (un-toasted) of graham cracker on. Smoosh down. Eat. …

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