June 2009 – Fennel*Twist

June 26, 2009

Pretty Good Black Bean Soup

I made this the other night based on what I had in the fridge, freezer and assorted cabinets. Two cans of black beans? Check. Actually, I have five cans of black beans in the cabinet. Every time I go to the store, I can't remember if I have black beans, so I buy another can. …

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June 21, 2009

Awesome Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Still pretty warm from the oven! Okay, so this pie has been out of the oven for about 18 hours now and it is 3/4 gone. Did I mention that we were asleep for like 8 of those hours? Right, so this is a really good pie! The crust recipe is Dorie Greenspan's Good for …

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June 19, 2009

Tabla Mediterranean Bistro

jwa and I went out for a nice Thursday night meal and FINALLY tried Tabla Mediterranean Bistro. So good! Excellent deal with the three courses for $24. We did the wine pairings for an extra $16. I'm kind of sleepy so this post will be mostly pictures. Just for fun, we both started the meal …

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June 14, 2009

Chicken Braised in Beer (Coq à la Bière)

This makes a very good weekend meal. There are a lot of steps and ingredients but it is so worth it in the end (like a lot of long-cooking, multi-stepped recipes). It's very similar to coq au vin, but with beer (duh). Use a good dark beer, Belgian-style if you've got it. I used half …

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June 7, 2009

Rhubarb Crisp with Sage, Rosemary & Thyme Ice Milk

Oh my this was good. I messed around with the recipe a bit, mainly I made a 1/2 recipe of the rhubarb and a full recipe of the topping! Mahahahahaha -- (that was an evil laugh). I only had two rhubarb pieces which weighed 12 oz. That was my main reason for making a half …

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